Italian Owl

Italian Owl

The Italian Owl is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Italian Owls, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon ("Columba livia").cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0853900132 ]

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See also

*List of pigeon breeds


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