The Dragoon is a

breed A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...

of fancy pigeon developed over many years of

selective breeding Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant mal ...

. Dragoons, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the wild rock dove (''Columba livia''). The Dragoon was one of the breeds used in the development of the

Racing Homer Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel ...

. A very old breed of British origin, referred to by Moore (1735).Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) ''Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards''. A similar looking pigeon is the

Indian Gola The Indian Gola is a small pigeon that looks similar to dragoon pigeons. This pigeon has red eyes and is a bird of speed and endurance. They have an average speed of 65-70 mph, and can fly more than 10–11 hours without stopping. It is ...

, but the Gola has more mottled wings.

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