Szegedin Highflyer
Appearance
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The Szegedin Highflyer is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Szegedin Highflyers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The breed belongs to the Flying/Sporting pigeons group.
Origin
[edit]The breed was developed in Hungary (Szeged and other cities). Originally brought up from the Orient.[2] Also known as a crested Tippler.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
- ^ * Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.
External links
[edit]Media related to Szegedin Highflyer at Wikimedia Commons