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The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon. [1] The American Pigeon Journal had special issues devoted to the breed in February 1975 and July 1977 [ 2 ] The magazine is available for viewing in Wikipedia Commons. [ 3 ]
The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy pigeon. [1] The Fantail, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ). The Fantail is said to have originated in India , but there are early references to it in Spain and China .
This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove , Streptopelia risoria ) have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variations of the plumage .
The Fantail breed of pigeons is believed to have originated in India. It is thought that they may have been introduced to Europe by the Dutch. [3] They were described by the poet of Akbar's court, Abu’l-Fazl, in 1590. [4] They have a distinct fan-shaped tail, and are bigger than the English Fantail pigeon and also have foot feathers and crests.
White-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola), Mayannur, Thrissur. Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae. The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. White-spotted fantail, Rhipidura albogularis; White-browed fantail, Rhipidura aureola
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