English Carrier pigeon
A blue bar English Carrier | |
| Conservation status | Common |
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| Other names | English Carrier |
| Nicknames | King of the Doos |
| Country of origin | England |
| Classification | |
| Australian Breed Group | Homers and Hens Group 4 |
| US Breed Group | Wattle |
| EE Breed Group | Wattle |
| Notes | |
| One of the oldest fancy breeds. | |
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The Carrier or English Carrier is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Carriers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia). They have a long slender body, with a long neck in proportion to the rest of the body, and distinctive features including a rounded hard wattle.