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Sverdlovsk Blue-gray Mottle-headed Pigeon
The blue-gray mottle-headed pigeon is a breed of domestic Columbidae, pigeon, blue-gray to blue in color with a patterned white head, found principally in the Ural (region), Ural region of Russia. Origin This breed originates from solid blue-gray and blue-craw pigeons. External Characteristics The pigeon is middle sized. The body is solid with well-developed pectoral muscles. The wings are strong and lie on the tail. The neck is short. The back is wide and is inclined towards the tail. Set low on the legs. * Head: middle-sized, oval, the forehead is wide and slightly prominent. The sinciput has a weak plane inclined towards the occiput. The occiput is short and smoothly blends into the neck. * Eyes: light-colored, with redness in the iris. * Bill: middle-sized (12–15 mm), light-gray, tightly closed. The maxilla slightly hangs over the mandible. * Cere: small, prolate, smooth, tightly pressed against the bill. * Eyelid: narrow, thin, light-colored. * Neck: short, strong, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbidae
Columbidae is a bird Family (biology), family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the Order (biology), order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They Herbivore, feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivore, granivory), fruit (frugivore, frugivory), and foliage (folivore, folivory). In colloquial English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves", and the larger ones "pigeons", although the distinction is not consistent, and there is no scientific separation between them. Historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation. The bird most commonly referred to as "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, descendant of the wild rock dove, which is a common Urban wildlife, inhabitant of cities as the feral pigeon. Columbidae contains 51 genera divided into 353 species. The family occurs worldwide, often in close p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ural (region)
Ural () is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European Plain, East European and West Siberian Plain, West Siberian plains. It is considered a part of the Eurasian Steppe, extending approximately from the North to the South; from the Arctic Ocean to the end of the Ural (river), Ural River near Orsk city. The border between Europe and Asia runs along the Eastern side of the Ural Mountains. Ural mostly lies within Russia but also includes a small part of Northwestern Kazakhstan. This is historical, not an official entity, with borders overlapping its Western Volga and Eastern Siberia neighboring regions. At some point in the past, parts of the currently existing Ural region were considered a gateway to Siberia, or even Siberia itself, and were combined with the Volga administrative the divisions. Today, there are two official namesake entities: the Ural Federal District and the Ural economic region. While the latter follows the historical border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pigeon Breeds
This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (''Columba livia domestica''). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove, ''Streptopelia risoria'') have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variations of the plumage. A * Aachen Cropper (D/326)Entente Européenne d' Áviculture et de Cuniculture (2012)''EE-List of the Breeds of Fancy Pigeons'' (ELFP) * Aachen Lacquer Shield Owl pigeon (= Aachen Luster Shield,Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds''List of Pigeon Breeds''/ref> ELFP-No. D/705; = Aachen Shield OwlNational Pigeon Association (2014)(table of contents by name)) * Aargae Peak-crested * Abu Abse-Dewlap (D/063) * African Owl pigeon (GB/710) * Agaran Pigeon (RUS(D)/893) * Alpine Swift pigeon * Alsace Cropper (B/308) * Altenburg Trumpeter (D/513) * American Bohemian Pouter *American Cam Cropper * American Flying Bald-head * American Flying Flight * American Flying Tumbler * Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
