Blue Andalusian
A hen | |
A cock | |
| Conservation status | |
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| Other names |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Distribution |
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| Standard | Asociación Española de Criadores de Gallinas de Raza Andaluza Azul (page 6, in Spanish) |
| Traits | |
| Weight |
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| Egg colour | white |
| Comb type | single |
| Classification | |
| APA | Mediterranean |
| EE | yes |
| PCGB | rare soft feather: light |
The Blue Andalusian, Spanish: Andaluza Azul, is a Spanish breed of domestic chicken indigenous to the autonomous community of Andalusia in south-western Spain. It is distributed through much of the countryside of Córdoba and Seville, and is concentrated particularly in the area of Utrera, which is considered the heartland of the breed. In 2009 the total number of the birds in Spain was estimated at 10000.
A very different type of Andalusian, more intensely blue and with blue-laced plumage, was created in England from birds imported from Andalusia through selective breeding and cross-breeding with birds of other breeds.