Dragon pigeon

Dragon dove as heraldic animal

The dragon pigeon is a heraldic mythical animal, a chimera with the head and body of a dove and the wings, legs and tail of a dragon .

As a common figure , it is a heraldic animal in heraldry . It occurs very rarely in or above the coat of arms .

This dragon pigeon is called Dragon, also called dragoon pigeon and the name also stands for oriental pigeons in the real world.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dragon pigeon. In: Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. Volume 5: German Legion - Electrodiagnostics. 14th, completely revised edition. Brockhaus, Leipzig et al. 1892, p. 475 and volume 12: Mocca - wig. 1994, p. 636 .

literature

• Stephen Gregory Clackson: The Legende of the Dragon Pigeon. In: Dragonlore. No. 53, 2004, pp. 2–4, ( digital version (PDF; 705.88 kB) ).