Berlin Short-faced Tumbler

Berlin Short-faced Tumbler
Conservation statusCommon
Classification
US Breed GroupTumbler, roller, flyer
EE Breed GroupTumbler and highflyer
Notes
The "face" in this breed refers to the distance between the center of the eye and the corner of the mouth.

The Berlin Short-faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Berlin Short-faced Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia).

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