The English Short-Faced Tumbler pigeon (or English Short Face Tumbler) is a breed of domestic fancy pigeon from United Kingdom.
It is actually originated in England, and was developed over many years of selective breeding. This breed and other varieties of domesticated pigeons, all are descendants from the wild or feral岩鸽.
It is one of the oldestpigeon breedsreferred to in Moore’s book of 1735. It is also known by some other names such asCulbutant Anglais à Courte Face,Englischer Shortfaced Tümmler,Capitombolante Inglese a Faccia Corta.
它被归类为一种Tumbler pigeons,有很好的飞行能力。第一个标准for the English Short-Faced Tumbler pigeon breed was published in 1764.
It is an excellent example of what may be accomplished by selective breeding with judicious out crosses. Read some more information about this breed below.
英语短面鸽子外观
The English Short-Faced Tumbler pigeon is a smaller sized bird with compact body. It has a broad chest and their legs are short.
It’s posture is erect and active and such that its head is thrown well back to a line that is perpendicular with its feet. Head of the English Short-Faced Tumbler pigeon is large, broad and round. It’s beak is short, fine, straight and pointed with wattles that are small and fine textured.
这些鸟的眼睛是银色或珍珠颜色的。他们的眼睛很大，大胆，明亮，放在头上很好。他们的脖子短，拱形良好，底部宽阔。脖子从肩膀到喙有点凹陷。
Tail of the English Short-Faced Tumbler pigeon is short, proportional and well set with the flights carried below it. The breed comes in many different color combinations.
Coloration of these birds include agate, almond, dun, deroy, kite, whole feather agate, mottle, self and whole feather, baldhead and beard.
Average live body weight of the mature English Short-Faced Tumbler pigeon is around 200 grams. Photo and info from Encyclopedia of Bird Kingdom and Wikipedia.
用途
这只鸽子是一个飞行的品种。它主要是出于飞行目的。
Special Notes
The English Short-Faced Tumbler pigeon is a very hardy and strong breed. It is an excellent flyer. But recently it is also being raised for show purpose.
The birds walk on the tips of their toes and also stand with a lot of pride during show.
该品种也非常适合作为宠物饲养。但是，在以下图表中查看该品种的完整品种概况。
| Breed Name | English Short-Faced Tumbler |
| Other Name | English Short Face Tumbler |
| Breed Purpose | Flying, exhibition, pets |
| Special Notes | Beautiful birds, attractive appearance, excellent for flying purpose, good for exhibition purpose, good for raising as pets |
| Breed Class | Small |
| Weight | Around 200 grams |
| Climate Tolerance | All climates |
| Flying Ability | Excellent |
| 作为宠物 | 好的 |
| Color | Many |
| Rarity | Common |
| 国家/起源地 | United Kingdom |
