Norwich Cropper

Norwich Cropper
	Norwich Cropper
Conservation status	Common
Country of origin	Netherlands
Classification
US Breed Group	Fancy
EE Breed Group	Cropper Pigeons
	Pigeon; Columba livia;

The Norwich Cropper is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The Norwich Cropper along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).^[1] The Norwich Cropper is thought to have been developed from a breed called the Oploper and is of Dutch origin.^[2]

References

^ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
^ Sutherland, Spencer (March–April 2008). "Origin and History of the Norwich Cropper (translation)". Purebred Pigeon.

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[1] Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.

[2] Sutherland, Spencer (March–April 2008). "Origin and History of the Norwich Cropper (translation)". Purebred Pigeon.

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