Swiss colored pigeons
Swiss colored pigeons form a subgroup of colored pigeons . With the exception of the Swiss Kröpfers, they include all pedigree pigeons that were bred out of Switzerland .
The Swiss colored pigeons differ somewhat in shape and type from other colored pigeons and already formed their own subgroup within the colored pigeon family when they were divided into the subgroups full- colored , colored with white drawings and white with colored drawings , not according to their origin, but according to the drawing has been. With the exception of the Zurich Weissschwanz , they all wear a distinctive pointed cap .
The Swiss colored pigeons can be divided into several race groups. A uniform standard has been drawn up for Aargau , Bern , Thurgau and Wiggertaler pigeons . They only differ in color and drawing. Also, Lucerne and Zurich white tails associate with this standard. Since the Aargau and Bernese pigeons only differ in the drawing, but not in the type, their monochrome variants are collectively referred to as monochrome Swiss pigeons .
Lucerne pigeons have a smaller, stocky figure and, in contrast to the aforementioned race group, are behaved. Their ancestors include field pigeons, the original domesticated house pigeons , and gull pigeons .
Races
The following breeds are counted among the Swiss colored pigeons:
- Aargau and Zurich breeds:
- Aargau White Tail (CH / 0410)
- Wiggertaler color tail (CH / 0429)
- Zurich Weissschwanz (CH / 0430)
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- Bernese races:
- Bernese Gugger (CH / 0411)
- Bernese Lark (CH / 0412)
- Bernese Rieselkopf (CH / 0413)
- Bernese mirror tail (CH / 0414)
- Bernese white tail (CH / 0415)
- Thurgau races
- Monochrome Swiss pigeon (CH / 0416)
- Thurgau Elmer (CH / 0424)
- Thurgau flour- colored (CH / 0425)
- Thurgau monk (CH / 0426)
- Thurgau shield dove (CH / 0427)
- Thurgau White Tail (CH / 0428)
- Lucerne breeds:
- Monochrome Lucerne pigeon (CH / 0417), = Lucerne monochrome
- Lucerne Elmer (CH / 0418)
- Lucerne gold collar (CH / 0421)
- Lucerne copper collar (CH / 0420)
- Lucerne Rieselkopf (CH / 0422)
- Lucerne shield pigeon (CH / 0419)
- Lucerne white tail (CH / 0423)
- Special Swiss pigeon breeds:
- Bernese half- beak (CH / 0483)
- Eichbühler (CH / 0484)
- Poster (CH / 0485)
- Sankt Gallen winged pigeon (CH / 0431)
Furthermore, the colors of the Swiss colored pigeons are also known under their own names, such as
- Bernese blue tail , the blue color of the monochrome Swiss pigeon,
- Bernese and Thurgau monochrome , which are combined to form the monochrome Swiss pigeons ,
- the Lucerne Lark , which is counted among the Lucerne copper collars,
- Thurgauer Gelbelmer and Thurgauer Braunelmer , the Thurgauer Elmer with yellow or brown drawing,
- Lucerne Gelbelmer and Lucerne Braunelmer , the Lucerne Elmer with yellow or brown markings ,
- Bernese Gugger blue tail and Bernese Gugger white tail, the colors of the Bernese Gugger pigeon.
Rarely are Thaynger swallow pigeon , differing only by a rough white forehead snip on the colored top plate of the Nuremberg Swallow is different, and the Yellow of treetops described. The latter was a simple yellow, smooth-footed and smooth-headed pigeon that originated in Schaffhausen around 1950 .
literature
- Swiss colored pigeons . In: Joachim Schütte: Handbook of the pigeon races . 1994.
- Manfred Hartmann: The pigeon book . 1986, p. 26.
- Kurt Vogel: The pigeon . 1984, p. 54.
