Types of Pigeons

In modern times, pigeons have transcended their "city bird" reputation to become one of the most popular choices for urban homesteaders and competitive racers. Known for their incredible intelligence and homing instincts, pigeons are gentle, loyal, and visually diverse companions.

Popularity and Availability

Pigeons are experiencing a massive surge in popularity due to the "Urban Loft" movement. In 2026, availability is high, ranging from specialized Fancy Pigeons (like Fantails and Pouters) to Racing Homers. While you can find common breeds at local rescues, high-performance racing lines and exhibition-quality birds are typically sourced from elite breeders.

Aachen Lacquer Shield Owl
Aachen Pouter
Aargau Peak Crested
Absy Egyptian Swift
Afghan Sherazi
African Olive Pigeons for Sale
African Owl
Agaran Boinije
Ahmar Gohzar Egyptian Swift
Alpine Swift
Altenburger Trumpeter
American Bohemian Pouter
American Flying Baldhead
American Flying Flight
American Flying Tumbler
American Giant Homer
American Giant Rumbler
American Giant Runt
American Modern Flight
American Roller
American Show Racer
American Strasser
Anatolian Ringbeater
Anbary Asmar Egyptian Swift
Ancient Tumbler
Antwerp (pigeon)
Antwerp Smerle
Arabian Trumpeter
Arad Barred Highflier
Archangel
Archangel White Trjasuni
Armenian Tumbler
Asiatic Crack Tumbler (Turkish Takla Tumbler)
Australian Performing Tumbler
Australian Saddleback Tumbler

Baku Boinije
Baska Tumbler
Barb (pigeon)
Bavarian Pouter
Beak-Crested Jacobin
Belgian Ringbeater
Berlin Medium Face Tumbler
Berlin Long Faced Tumbler
Berlin Short Faced Tumbler
Bernburg (pigeon)
Berne Half Beak
Berne Peak Crested
Bernhardin Magpie
Birmingham Roller
Blondinette
Blue Tumbler of Cluj
Bohemian Pouter
Bohmentaub
Bokhara Trumpeter
Bokhara Tumbler
Bolk Egyptian Swift
Boston Blue Tumbler
Bremen Tumbler
Breslauer Tumblerv British Show Racer
Brunner Pouter
Bucharest Ciung Highflier
Bucharest Show Tumbler
Buda Grizzle Budapest Short Face Tumbler
Budapest Highflier (Poltli)
Budapest Muffed Tumbler
Budapest Muffled Stork
Budapest Short Face Tumbler
Bursa (pigeon)

Cassel Tumbler
Catalonian Head and Neck Tumbler
Catalonian Laced Bordench Mondain
Catalonian Tumbler
Cauchois (pigeon)
Central Asiatic Roller
Chinese Nasal Tuft
Chinese Owl
Clean Legged Fullhead Swallow
Clean Legged Spot Swallow
Coburg Lark
Colillano Pouter
Cologne Tumbler
Crescent (pigeon)
Crested Soultz
Cumulet
Czech Bagdad
Czech Ice Pouter
Czech Muffed Tumbler
Czech Trumpeter

Damascene (pigeon)
Danish Suabian
Danish Tumbler
Danzig Highflyer
Dewlap (pigeon)
Domestic Show Flight
Donek
Double Crested Priest
Dragoon (pigeon)
Dresden Trumpeter
Duchess (pigeon)
Dutch Highflier

Ebling Whitehead
Egyptian Swift
Egyptian Tumbler
Eichbuhl
Elster Pouter
Elster Purzler
English Barb
English Carrier
English Exhibition Homer
English Fantail
English Long Face Tumbler
English Longface Muff Tumbler
English Magpie
English Owl
English Pouter
English Short Faced Tumbler
English Show Homer
English Trumpeter
Erlau Tumbler
Escompadissa Tumbler
Exhibition Flying Tippler

Fantail
Fat Shan Blue
Felegyhazer Tumbler
Fish Eye Roller
Florentine (pigeon)
Flying Oriental Roller
Flying Performing Roller
Flying Saddle Homer
Flying Tippler
Fork-Tailed
Franconian Heart Magpie
Franconian Toy Self
Franconian Trumpeter
Franconian Velvet Shield
French Bagdad
French Mondain
French Pouter
Frillback

Gaditano Pouter
Galati roller
Genuine Homer
German Beauty Homer
German Beak-Crested
German Colored Tail Owl
German Double-Crested
German Long Face Tumbler
German Modena
German Nun
German Shield Owl
Ghent Cropper
Giant American Crest
Giant Mallorquina Runt
Giant Show Runt
Gier
Gorguero Pouter
Granadino Pouter
Groninger Slenke
Gumbinnen White Head Tumbler

Hague Highflier
Halaby Egyptian Swift
Hamburg Sticken
Hamburg Tumbler
Hana Pouter
Hanover Tumbler
Helmet (pigeon)
Hessian Pouter
Hindi Fantail
Hollander (pigeon)
Holle Cropper
Hungarian (pigeon)
Hungarian Buga Pigeon
Hungarian Egri Tumbler
Hungarian Giant House Pigeon
Hungarian Giant Pouter
Hungarian Highflier
Hungarian Short Beaker
Huppé Picard
Hyacinth (pigeon)

Ice Pigeon
Indian Fantail
Indian Fantasy (pigeon)
Indian Gola
Indian Mondain
Indian Pearl Highflier
Indian Pigeon
Iranian Highflier
Iran Roller
Irish Flying Tumbler
Italian Owl

Jacobin
Jerezano Pouter
Jewel Mondain
Jiennense Pouter

Kaluga Turmani
Karakand Fantail
Karakandy Egyptian Swift
Kazan Tumbler
Kelebek
Kiev Tumbler
King (pigeon)
Kiskunfelegyhaza Tumbler
Kojook Egyptian Swift
Komorner Tumbler
Konigsberg Moorhead
Koros Tumbler

Lacene
Lahore
Laudino Sevillano Pouter
Lebanon (pigeon)
Lenardo
Lille Pouter
Lotan (pigeon)
Lucerne Gold Collar
Limerick Tumbler Macedonian Turbit
Magpie
Majorcan Bort Runt
Majorcan Esbart Roller
Maltese pigeon
Marchenero Pouter
Mariola (pigeon)
Markische Magpie Tumbler
Martham (pigeon)
Memel Highflier
Mesawed Egyptian Swift
Micholaiyvski Shield Tumbler
Miniature American Crested
Modena (pigeon)
Modern Show Flight
Modern Spanish Thief Pouter
Mookee

Montauben
Moravian White Head
Morrillero Alicantino Pouter
Moroncelo Pouter
Moscat
Moscovite Tumbler
Moulter
Muffed helmet
Munsterland Field Pigeon
Mookee

New York Danish Flying Tumbler
Nicobar Pigeons for sale
Norwegian Tumbler
Norwich Cropper
Novi Sad Short Face Tumbler
Nun (pigeon)
Nuremberg Lark
Nurnberg Swallow
Nis's white-tail highflyer

Old Dutch Capuchine
Old Dutch Tumbler
Old Dutch Turbit
Old Fashioned Oriental Frill
Old German Cropper
Old German Moorhead
Old German Nun
Old German Owl
Old German Turbit
Old Holland Pouter
Old Style English Flying Saddle Tumbler
Oriental Frill
Oriental Roller
Oriental Turbit
Ostrava Bagdad
Otati Egyptian Swift

Pakistani Highflier
Pappatacci
Parlor Roller
Parlor Tumbler
Persian Highflyer
Piacention
Pigmy Mariola
Pigmy Pouter
Polish Barb
Polish Gansel Tumbler
Polish Helmet
Polish Highflier (Galincian Highflier)
Polish Kronen Tumbler
Polish Lynx
Polish Orlik (Ukrainian Skycutter)
Polish Owl
Pomeranian Pouter
Pomeranian Show Crest
Portuguese Breeder
Portuguese Tumbler
Posen Colored Head Tumbler
Poster (pigeon)
Prachen Kanik
Prager Short Face Tumbler
Prague Medium Face Tumbler
Ptarmigan (pigeon)

Quet Roller

Racing Homer
Rafeno Pouter
Rakovnik Roller
Rawson Short Face Tumbler
Regensburg Tumbler
Rehani Egyptian Swift
Reinaugen Tumbler
Reversewing Color Pigeon
Reversewing Pouter
Rhine Ringbeater
Rock Pigeon
Roller Pigeon
Romagnol (pigeon)
Romanian Argintiu Tumbler
Romanian Beard
Romanian Black-Cherry Tumbler
Romanian Blind Tumbler
Romanian Blue Barred Whitetail
Romanian Coffee-Colored Tumbler
Romanian Gagiu
Romanian Moriscar Roller
Romanian Naked-Neck Tumbler
Romanian Silvery Tumbler
Romanian Orbetean Tumbler
Romanian Tshoong Tumbler
Romanian Whitetail Tumbler
Romanian Satu-Mare Tumbler
Roshan Chirag
Royal Snow Tumbler
Russian Akkermann Tumbler
Russian Martini
Russian Tumbler
Rzhev Startail Tumbler

Saar Pigeon
Saddle Homer
Safi Egyptian Swift
Saint (pigeon)
Saint Louis Arch Crested Fantail
Satu-Mare Tumbler
Saxon Breast Pigeon
Saxon Fairy Swallow
Saxon Field Pigeon
Saxon Monk
Saxon Pouter
Saxon Priest
Saxon Shield
Saxon Spot
Saxon Stork
Saxon White Tail
Scandaroon (pigeon)
Schalaster Pouter
Schmalkender Moorhead
Schmolin
Schoneberger Streifige Tumbler
Seraphim Pigeon
Serbian Highflier
Shack Kee
Shakhsharli
Show Cumulet
Show Racing Homer
Show Tippler
Silesian Moorhead
Silesian Pouter
Silesian White Head
Silky Fantail
Single Crested Priest
Slovak Pouter
Sottobanca
South German Charcoal Lark
South German Latz
South German Monk
South German Moorhead
South German Shield
South German Spot
South German Tigermohr South German White Tail
Spaniard (pigeon)
Spanish Bagdad
Spanish Barb
Spanish Flamenca Runt
Spanish Frillback Bagadette
Spanish Gabacho Runt
Spanish Little Friar Tumbler
Spanish Mondain
Spanish Monjin
Spanish Naked Neck Pigeon
Spanish Nun
Spanish Owl
Spanish Owl Pouter
Spanish Thief Pouter
Spangeled Magpie Purzler of Satu-Mare
Srebrniak (Perlovy)
Starling
Stargard Shaker
Starwitzer Pouter
Steinheim Bagdad
Stellerkrofer
Stettiner Tumbler
Steiger Pouter
Stork Pigeon
Stralsunder Highflier
Strasser (pigeon)
Sverdlovsk blue-gray mottle-headed pigeon
Swallow (pigeon)
Swing Pouter (Stavak Pouter, Steller Pouter)
Swiss Crescent
Swiss Mondain
Syrian Bagdad
Syrian Coop Tumbler
Syrian Fantail
Syrian Halabi
Syrian Sabuni Tumbler
Syrian Swift
Syrian Turbiteen
Szegediner Highflier

Taganrog Tumbler
Taqlaji
Texan Pioneer
Thai Fantail
Thai Laugher
Thurgau Peak Crested
Thuringian Breast Pigeon
Thuringen Field Pigeon
Thuringian Goldkafertaube
Thuringian Pouter
Thuringian Self Colored
Thuringian Shield
Thuringian Spot
Thuringian Stork
Thuringian Swallow
Thuringian White Bib
Thuringian White Head
Thuringian Wingpigeon
Tiger Swallow
Tippler
Timisora Tumbler
Transylvanian Double-Crested Tumbler
Tumbler of Arad
Tumbler of Botosani
Tumbler of Craiova
Tumbler of Kiev
Tumbler of Transylvania
Tumbler of Yassy
Tung Koon Paak
Turbit
Turbiteen Mövchen

Ural striped maned pigeon

Valencian Figurita
Valencian Giant Tenant Pigeon
Valencian Homer
Valencian Magany Homer
Valencian Peter Runt
Valencian Pouter
Verkehrtflügelfarbentaube
Vienna (pigeon)
Vienna Gansel
Vienna Highflier
Vienna Medium Face Tumbler
Vienna Muffed Tumbler
Vienna Short Face Tumbler
Vienna White Shield Tumbler
Vogtland (pigeon)
Volga Russian Tumbler
Voorburg Shield Cropper
Veleño Pouter

Warsaw Schmetterling (Warsaw Butterfly)
West of England Tumbler
Wuürttemberg Moorhead

Zitterhall (Stargarder Zitterhals, Stargard Shaker)
Zurich White Tail

Housing and Environment

Pigeons require a dedicated Loft. Unlike a standard birdcage, a loft needs to be well-ventilated but entirely predator-proof. For a pair of pigeons, a minimum space of 4' x 4' x 4' is recommended.

Safety: Use hardware cloth (not chicken wire) to keep out rats and weasels.
The "Fly Pen": An attached outdoor flight area allows birds to enjoy the sun and rain safely.
Nesting: Provide "nest bowls" or boxes, as pigeons are prolific breeders if given the opportunity.

Temperature and Water

Pigeons are incredibly hardy. They can withstand freezing temperatures as long as the loft is dry and draft-free. In the heat of summer, they require shade and high ventilation.

The Bathing Ritual: Pigeons love water! Unlike most birds, they drink by suction (dipping their beaks like a straw). They also require a shallow "bath pan" 2–3 times a week to keep their feathers in top condition.

Nutrition and Diet

A pigeon cannot live on bread alone. Their 2026 diet focuses on balanced grain mixes:

Grains: A mix of peas, corn, wheat, and safflower seeds.
Grit: Essential for digestion. Since pigeons don't have teeth, they swallow small stones (grit) to grind food in their gizzard.
Supplements: Ensure they have access to a "pick stone" or mineral block for calcium and salt.

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