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| Pigeon (Columba livia) | ||||||
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The Iranian High flyer pigeon is a breed of domestic pigeon bred in Iran* for endurance flying competitions. The tumbling is nothing like a Birmingham Roller, just a flip or couples, occasionally hovering before it does the flip.
The best birds tend to rise above the rest of the kit to show off their talents. The flying characteristic of the Iranian Highflyer is that of a soaring/hovering bird (as opposed to the raking flying style of for instance the Tippler), with a slower wing beat than most flying breeds of pigeons. They are endurance flyers gaining altitude quickly and mostly become out of sight, and have been reported to fly as long as 8 to 12 hours. They have longer wings and feathers compare to tipplers or rollers. Lookwise, they mostly have big and round head with a mid size beak and feet.
The way they fly is as a kit (at start) and individually (after some hours in kit flying). In competitions in Iran, they fly a number of birds between 100 plus to some times 1,000; more or less. This ability makes Iranian High Flyer a unique domestic breed of pigeons.
Colours/Patterns: The Iranian Highfiyer comes in various patterns and colors.
Cities keep pigeons: In Iran, keeping pigeons is a very cultural and traditional part of life style. Domestic pigeons can be found in any cities or villages. The "High Flyer" type of Iranian pigeons though come from three major cities: Tehran, Kashan and ghom. The high flyer type can be found in other part of the country too, but they are basically based on those named cities, especially Tehran.
"The Iranian Highflyer" by Dale Cates They have round heads with mid-size beaks.