World of Pigeons and Doves

Indian Fantasy Pigeon

The Indian Fantasy was conceived and developed in Los Angeles , California by John Lindley . The Original cross was Jacobin to Indian Fantail . Later the Saint pigeon was used to help the muffs. This breed was approved by the NPA in 1984

The Indian Fantasy is an exhibition breed.The head is held erect with a hood or bonnet similar to a Saint. The tail is fan-like and help upright. The foot feathering can be short boots, or longer muffs.The Indian Fantasy is a medium to medium-large size pigeon with preference given to the later.Birds with an insufficient chain ( neck feathering ), and those with their head rearing back will be faulted .Any color or combination of colors and patterns is allowed .

Jacobin Pigeons - A lecture by Drew Lobenstein

Drew Lobenstein is a renowned pigeon geneticist and an NPA Master Breeder. In this lecture on LA Pigeon Club August 2014 club meeting night, Drew gave a detailed analysis on Jacobins, which is definitely his speciality. Enjoy.....

Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

The crested pigeon is a bird found widely throughout mainland Australia except for the far northern tropical areas. It is the only member of the genus Ocyphaps. There are only two Australian pigeon species that possess an erect crest, being the crested pigeon and the spinifex pigeon. The crested pigeon is the larger of the two species. The crested pigeon is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a topknot pigeon, however the topknot pigeon, or Lopholaimus antarcticus is a different species altogether, and has a red-brown crest that does not stand erect.

The length of the crested pigeon varies from 30 to 34 centimetres (12 to 13.6 inches). Colouration is grey with tinges of brown and green. It has a feathered but slender, black spike on top of the head. They run with the crest erect. The periorbital skin is bright orange. Wings have black stripes and are bronzed, while the primary feathers have colourful areas of brown, purple, blue and green. Immature birds have duller colours with no bronzing on the wings.

Pale capped Pigeon

Photo By : wildventures.com

The pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea) also known as the purple wood pigeon is a species of large pigeon that is found patchily distributed in parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

It is mainly brown above and chestnut below with the a sheen of green or amethyst. Males have a whitish grey cap while females have a brownish grey cap and less gloss on the feathers. They are frugivores, foraging in small groups in the canopy of trees but sometimes descending to the ground for seeds and fallen fruit.Females have a more brownish-grey crown. Juveniles initially have the crown colour matching the mantle, duller wing-coverts and scapulars with rufous fringes, a much reduced gloss on the upper parts and greyer underparts. The legs are crimson and iris is creamy-yellow in adults. The skin around the eyes and the ceres are magenta