The Stralsund Highflyer () is a
breed
A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist seve ...
of
fancy pigeon
Fancy pigeon refers to any breed of domestic pigeon, which is a domesticated form of the wild rock dove (''Columba livia''). They are bred by pigeon fanciers for various traits relating to size, shape, color, and behavior, and often exhibited at pi ...
developed over many years of
selective breeding
Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant m ...
. Stralsund Highflyers, along with other varieties of
domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the
rock pigeon (''Columba livia'').
History
It was notably studied during the 19th century by
Heinrich Bodinus. The breed emerged in
Pomerania
Pomerania ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The central and eastern part belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian, Pomeranian Voivod ...
, where
Stralsund
Stralsund (; Swedish language, Swedish: ''Strålsund''), officially the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic City of Stralsund (German language, German: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of Mecklen ...
, Germany is located, and was developed from the French ''
Cumulet''.
[Wendell Levi, ''The Pigeon'', Sumter S.C. Levi Publishing Co & Inc, 1977] It is renowned for its high flight, making it a popular bird for competitions and exhibitions.
See also
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List of pigeon breeds
References
External links
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Pigeon breeds originating in Germany
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