Smallest breed

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

whats the smallest breed of pigeons alive? is it bringingham rollers?

[bewted]

theres one smaller than a birmingham roller,but,cant think of its proper name just now !!

[Guest mikkey]

diamond doves are smaller

[bewted]

doves are not pigeons mikkey !!!!

[Glassfeather]

Diamond doves are Geopelia cuneata, a different species from columba livia. The smallest variety of domestic pigeon is the Valencian frill or Spanish Figurita, although the Portuguese tumbler may be just as small, or smaller in some instances:

 

Valencian Figurita:

http://www.figurita.nl/

 

Portuguese tumbler:

http://myworld.com.sapo.pt/ptumblers_page.html

[Guest Vic]

So the doos aint pigeons? Tell that to our Scottish friends.LOL.

[bewted]

well done graeme,,,i knew you would pop up with the right info as usual ,,, thank you !!!

[bewted]

So the doos aint pigeons? Tell that to our Scottish friends.LOL.

 

are yu on the booze again vic ?

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

so which is it?

[Guest Vic]

Bewted I think you're the one that's NEWTED! That must be the most stupidist remark ever, on this website.lol. lol.

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

how big are these portuges tumblers?

[bewted]

So the doos aint pigeons? Tell that to our Scottish friends.LOL.

 

is it just as stupid as yours vic me old chapppie ?

[Guest Vic]

Another name for the wood pigeon is Ring "Dove." Where do these guys come from, i ask you? lol

[Glassfeather]

so which is it?

 

There really isn't that much between them, I think it is more widely acknowledged that the figurita is the smallest.

[pjc]

I thought the vianesse was the smallest!

[Glassfeather]

how big are these portuges tumblers?

 

Quite difficult to give you an indication of size, they probably weigh around 250 grams. The one in the photo is stood in a 15" square pen......

 

 

[Glassfeather]

I thought the vianesse was the smallest!

 

The Viennese are very small too, and the short faced Budapest tumblers are also very tiny but I think that on average, all things considered including weight, height, overall length; the Valencian frill is smaller.

 

[Guest shadow]

Another name for the wood pigeon is Ring "Dove." Where do these guys come from, i ask you? lol

it may be a local name but the ring dove or collared dove is a different species

 

 

[Glassfeather]

Wood Pigeon or Columba palumbus

 

Collared dove or Streptopelia decaocto

 

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

i have had ringneck doves.

[Guest Vic]

it may be a local name but the ring dove or collared dove is a different species

 

Local? Check the Oxford dictionary. A ring dove is a wood pigeon. lol.

 

[DOVEScot]

doves are not pigeons mikkey !!!!

 

I pigeons were a decendant of rock doves :-/

[Guest Vic]

 

I pigeons were a decendant of rock doves :-/

     Mine from turtle doves, after last week. starting to swim across now.

 

 

[DOVEScot]

     Mine from turtle doves, after last week. starting to swim across now.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Freebird]

The Catalonian Tumbler is smaller than a Birmingham roller but I think the figurita is just that bit smaller than these. There are quite a lot of small doo types but most are just larger than the male haggis who's left legs are larger than his right ones which he developed for running round the mountains. That's why he is easy to catch in the breeding season coz his 'extra leg' gets in the way and he just rolls down the mountain into nets! Ahahahaha!(evil)