Dresden Trumpeter

Dresden Trumpeter

Dresden Trumpeter
Conservation status Common
Country of origin Germany
Classification
Australian Breed Group Asian feather and voice pigeons
US Breed Group Fancy pigeons
EE Breed Group Trumpeter pigeons
Notes
A pigeon bred for both voice and exhibition.
Pigeon
Columba livia

The Dresden Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1]

Origin

Saxony, in the region of Dresden.

Overall Impression

Only slightly sturdier than the Field Pigeon, low carriage, a rather long than short effect required. White wing shield. Double-crested.

Colours

Red and yellow, very occasionally black.

Markings

White wing shields. All other feathers coloured.

Defects

Thin or weak body, upright stance; too much of a blue tinge in the colouring, white feathers in the primaries, muffs, tail, thighs and head; distorted beak crest; narrow, distorted or incomplete shell crest; muffs which are too short or full of gaps. Order of Evaluation: Overall Impression - body size - carriage - markings - head adornment.

See also

References

  1. Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
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