The Trumpeter breeds of
fancy pigeon
Fancy pigeon refers to any breed of domestic pigeon, which is a domesticated form of the wild rock dove (''Columba livia''). They are bred by pigeon fanciers for various traits relating to size, shape, color, and behavior, and often exhibited at p ...
are so named because of their unique vocalizations which sound vaguely like low laughter. Wendell Levi describes this trumpeting vocalization in his book ''The Pigeon''.
There are several domesticated varieties that possess this "trumpeting" ability to various degrees. Some of the more popular are:
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Arabian Trumpeter
The Arabian Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Arabian Trumpeters, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (''Columba livia''). There are sev ...
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Bokhara Trumpeter
The Bokhara Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Bokhara Trumpeters, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (''Columba livia'').
The breed is ...
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Dresden Trumpeter
The Dresden Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.
Origin
Saxony, in the region of Dresden.
Overall Impression
Only slightly sturdier than the Field Pigeon, low carriage, a rather long than short ...
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Altenburger Trumpeter
The Altenburger Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Altenburger Trumpeters along with other breeds of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (''Columba livia''). There are ...
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English Trumpeter
The English Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. English Trumpeters, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (''Columba livia''). This is one ...
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Franconian Trumpeter
Franconian may refer to:
*anything related to Franconia (German ''Franken''), a historic region in Germany, now part of Bavaria, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg
* East Franconian German, a dialect spoken in Franconia
*Franconian languages
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Bangladeshi Trumpeter
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...
See also
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List of pigeon breeds
This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds. Pigeons and doves are members of the bird family Columbidae. Doves tend to be smaller and pigeons larger, although this distinction is not consistently applied.
The birds listed here are breeds of th ...
References
Domestic pigeons
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