This is a list of the true bantam breeds of chicken, breeds which are naturally small and do not have a corresponding "full-size" version. * Barbu d'Anvers (Antwerpse Baardkriel) *

Barbu d'Everberg The ( nl, Everbergse Baardkriel, italic=no), is a Belgian breed of bantam chicken. It is a tailless variant of the Barbu d'Uccle, and was bred in about 1906 at the Château d'Everberg, at Everberg in the municipality of Kortenberg, between Bruss ...

(Everbergse Baardkriel) * Barbu d'Uccle (Ukkelse Baardkriel) *

Barbu de Boitsfort The Barbu de Boitsfort or nl, Bosvoordse Baardkriel, italic=no is a breed of true bantam from Belgium. It is a tail-less variety of the Barbu de Watermael, and is otherwise similar to it in every respect. It is named for the commune of Watermae ...

(Bosvoordse Baardkriel) *

Barbu de Grubbe The Barbu de Grubbe, nl, 'Grubbe baardkriel', is a breed of bantam chicken from Belgium. It is a true bantam, and has no full-sized counterpart; males weigh about 700 grams and hens about 600 g. It is a tail-less variant of the Barbu d'Anvers, ...

(Grubbe Baardkriel) *

Barbu de Watermael The , nl, Watermaalse Baardkriel, italic=no, is a Belgian breed of bantam chicken. It originated in the Belgian town of Watermael-Boitsfort ( nl, ), from which it takes its name, which means "bearded hickenfrom Watermael". It is closely relat ...

(Watermaalse Baardkriel) *

Bassette Liégeoise The Bassette Liégeoise or Bassette is a breed of large bantam chicken from Belgium. It is larger than most bantams, but much smaller than full-sized breeds; cocks weigh about and hens about Like most Belgian bantam breeds, it is in danger ...

Belgian Bantam The Belgian Bantam, nl, Belgisch kriel, italic=no, french: Naine belge, italic=no, is a breed of bantam chicken from Belgium. It is a true bantam, and has no full-sized counterpart; cocks weigh about and hens about It is in danger of extincti ...

(Belgisch Kriel, Naine Belge) * Bleue de Lasnes *

Booted Bantam , country = , distribution = , standard = , use = show , apa = feather legged , aba = , ee = yes , pcgb = rare true bantam , maleweight = maximum 850 g , femaleweight = m ...

Burmese Burmese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia * Burmese people * Burmese language * Burmese alphabet * Burmese cuisine * Burmese culture Animals * Burmese cat * Burmese chicken * Burmese (hor ...

Dutch Bantam The Dutch Bantam ( nl, Hollandse Kriel, italic=no) is a breed of bantam chicken originating in the Netherlands. It is a true bantam, a naturally small bird with no related large fowl from which it was miniaturized. It is kept mainly for exhibi ...

Japanese Bantam The Japanese Bantam or Chabo ( ja, 矮鶏) is a Japanese breed of ornamental chicken. It is a true bantam breed, meaning that it has no large fowl counterpart. It characterised by very short legs (the result of hereditary chondrodystrophy) and ...

Mericanel della Brianza The Mericanel della Brianza is a breed of small chicken or bantam from Lombardy, in northern Italy. It takes its name from the Brianza, an area to the north-east of Milan, and from , a Lombard diminutive of ''merican'' "American". In early ...

Mugellese The Mugellese, also known as Mugginese, is a rustic dual-purpose breed of small chicken or bantam from Tuscany, in central Italy. It takes its name from the historic Mugello region to the north-east of Florence. It is not officially recognis ...

* Naine du Tournaisis *

Nankin Bantam The Nankin Bantam or Nankin is a British bantam breed of chicken. It is a true bantam, a naturally small breed with no large counterpart from which it was miniaturised. It is of South-east Asian origin, and is among the oldest bantam breeds. I ...

Nankin Shamo Nankin may refer to: *Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China, formerly romanised as Nankin **Nankeen, a kind of pale yellowish cloth, originally made at Nanjing, China *Nankin bantam or Nankin is a British bantam bre ...

Pekin Bantam The Pekin Bantam is a British breed of bantam chicken. It derives from birds brought to Europe from China in the nineteenth century, and is named for the city of Peking where it was believed to have originated. It is a true bantam, with no co ...

Pépoi The Pépoi or Pepoi is a rustic dual-purpose breed of small chicken from north-eastern Italy, particularly the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions. It is not officially recognised as a breed in Italy, but is being considered for recogni ...

Pictave The Pictave is an endangered French breed of bantam chicken. It is named for the Pictavi, the tribe which gave its name to the former Province of Poitou, now part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is a true bantam, and has no full-sized ...

Pyncheon The Pyncheon is a rare American breed of true bantam chicken. It is an old breed, developed in the Northeastern United States. The Pyncheon's ancestors are thought to have been brought there from the Netherlands or from Belgium. The breed is m ...

Rosecomb The Rosecomb is a breed of chicken named for its distinctive comb. Rosecombs are bantam chickens, and are among those known as true bantams, meaning they are not a miniaturised version of a large fowl. Rosecombs are one of the oldest and most ...

Sebright The Sebright (IPA: ) is a British breed of bantam chicken. It is a true bantam – a miniature bird with no corresponding large version – and is one of the oldest recorded British bantam breeds. It is named after Sir John Saunders Sebrigh ...

Serama The Serama ( ms, Ayam Serama, italic=no), also called the Malaysian Serama, is a bantam breed of chicken originating in Malaysia within the last 50 years. History Serama originate in the Malaysian state of Kelantan, apparently through the cros ...

* Tuzo * Waasse kriel (Naine de Waes) *

Yakido The Yakido ( ja, 八木戸鶏) is a Japanese breed of fighting chicken. It belongs to the Shamo group of breeds. It was bred in the Kansai region in southern Honshu in the mid-nineteenth century. It was made a Natural Monument of Japan in 1950. ...

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