Berlin Short-faced Tumbler

Berlin Short-faced Tumbler
	Berlin Short-faced Tumbler
Conservation status	Common
Classification
US Breed Group	Tumbler, roller, flyer
EE Breed Group	Tumbler and highflyer
Notes
	The "face" in this breed refers to the distance between the center of the eye and the corner of the mouth.
	Pigeon; Columba livia;

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).

Origin

This breed was developed by crossing the Ancient Tumbler, Kazaner Tumbler and other breeds in Berlin and surrounds in the mid 19th Century.^[2]

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

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