Ice pigeon
The Ice pigeon (Polish: Lazurek; German: Eistaube) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Ice pigeons, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).
| Conservation status | Common |
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| Country of origin | Germany |
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| US Breed Group | Fancy |
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In 1846, Charles Darwin is known to have crossbred the Ice pigeon in order to ascertain colour patterns. This work came just three years before his groundbreaking publication, On the Origin of Species.
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