Conservation status Common EE Breed Group Tumbler and Highflyer Rank Breed | US Breed Group Tumbler, Roller, Flyer Scientific name Columba livia | |
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Similar English Short‑Faced Tumbler, English Long‑Faced Tumbler, Cauchois pigeon, Komorn Tumbler, Damascene pigeon |
The Berlin Short-Faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. 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.
References
Berlin Short-Faced Tumbler Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA