Chinese Owl pigeon

The Chinese Owl is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.^[1] Chinese Owls, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The breed is known for its small size and profuse frilled feathers.^[2] Many specimens of this breed have a 'chin-crest' around the frontal region of its neck - it does not extend around to the back of the head. The feathers are more 'ruffled' and appear 'wind-swept' rather than 'curled' as in the frill varieties. The breed comes in many colors: black, brown (of many hues from near-rust to fawn), blue/ blue-grey, barred, ice, satinette blondinette (these last two possibly being cross-breeds), white, pied and white-black (combinations).

Chinese Owl

Conservation status	Common
Country of origin	Spain
Classification
US Breed Group	Structure pigeons
EE Breed Group	Structure pigeons
Notes
One of the fanciest of all fancy breeds.
Pigeon Columba livia

See also

• List of pigeon breeds