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English Fantail
English Fantail
Conservation statusCommon
Other namesGarden Fantail
Country of originIndia
Traits
Feather ornamentationFan shaped tail with 30 to 40 feathers
Classification
Australian Breed GroupAsian feather and voice pigeons
US Breed GroupFancy pigeons
EE Breed GroupStructure pigeons
Notes
A popular exhibition breed.
  • Pigeon
  • Columba livia

The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy pigeon.[1] The Fantail, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia). The Fantail is said to have originated in India, but there are early references to it in Spain and China.[2]

  1. ^ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
  2. ^ Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.

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