COMMON PIGEON HOBBY
NAMES FOR COLORS AND PATTERNS
by
Frank Mosca
page 3
This page and
the
others like it are designed
for one
thing only - to provide common pigeon hobby names for many of
the colors and
patterns that pigeons come in. I'm making no effort here to
discuss their genetics. This is simply for fanciers, young and
old, who may be new to the pigeon hobby and who simply want to know
"What color is my
bird?"
Remember,
while I'm giving the most common names
used in the North American hobby, that different breeds may have their
own special terminology for a color -- some of these terms go back
centuries and they are part and parcel of the hobby and a lot of fun in
their own right. There are also some minor differences in
spelling
between the U.S., U.K. and Australia. For example: checker
= chequer, but those are easily understood. Here, I'm just going
to be
using the names most often used to describe Birmingham Rollers and/or
Racing Homers since those are two of the most common breeds raised.
All the birds shown
below are Birmingham Rollers
Black mottle bred by J. P. Isom
Brown grizzle bred by J. P. Isom
Black Whiteside bred by J. P. Isom
Lavender bred by J. P. Isom
Dark Ash white flight bred by J. P. Isom
Dark check (or dark blue check) bred by Zoran Gregoric