Modena (pigeon)

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Modena (Bronze tri Schietti)
Modena (Bronze tri Schietti)

The Modena is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Modenas along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). The breed comes in many different colors in two main varieties, Gazzi and Schietti. Gazzi is a pied marking with the head and portion of the throat, the wings and the tail colored and the rest of the bird being white. Schietti's are non-pied.[1]

Modena (Bronze Gazzi)
Modena (Bronze Gazzi)

[edit] Origin

The breed is of Italian origin and derives its name from the city of Modena where it was first bred centuries ago.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0853900132. 

[edit] See also

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