Berlin Short Faced Tumbler
- Berlin Short Faced Tumbler
The Berlin Short Faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0853900132 ] Berlin Short Faced Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon ("Columba livia").]Origin
This breed was developed by crossing the "Ancient Tumbler", "Kazaner Tumbler" and other breeds in Berlin and surrounds in the mid 19th Century. [Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) "Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards".]
References
See also
*List of pigeon breeds
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