// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Modena pigeon say? "I'm cooing for Italy".

Modena
	Bronze Schietti
Conservation status	Common
Country of origin	Italy
Classification
Australian Breed Group	Group 4 Homers & Hens
US Breed Group	Fancy
EE Breed Group	Hen Pigeons
Notes
	Originally a flying breed now bred solely for exhibition.
	Pigeon; Columba livia;

The Modena is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.^[1] Modenas along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia).

Description

The breed comes in many different colors in two main varieties, Gazzi and Schietti. Gazzi is a pied marking with the head and portion of the throat, the wings and the tail colored and the rest of the bird being white. Schiettis are non-pied.^[2] It is a very popular breed of pigeon. The American Pigeon Journal devoted an entire issue to it in June 1957^[3] and again in April/May 1962^[4]

Origin

The breed is of Italian origin and derives its name from the city of Modena where it was first bred centuries ago.^[1] This breed is also now found in Oshikoto region of Namibia in Onayena constituency.

Gallery

References

1 2 Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
↑ -Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds Levi
↑ Hollmann, Frank H. (June 30, 1957). "English: The American Pigeon Journal was a monthly magazine devoted to pigeon keeping, pigeon breeds, breeding, show and squab marketing methods. It was the largest and longest running magazine devoted to the subject in the U.S. from 1913 to 1991" (PDF) – via Wikimedia Commons.
↑ Hollmann, Frank H. (April 30, 1962). "English: The American Pigeon Journal was a monthly magazine devoted to pigeon keeping, pigeon breeds, breeding, show and squab marketing methods. It was the largest and longest running magazine devoted to the subject in the U.S. from 1913 to 1991" (PDF) – via Wikimedia Commons.

2. Casa De Stoke, (2023). Onuutako game and domestic; The scene of fauna and flora. Onayena constituency.

External links

Media related to Modena (UK) at Wikimedia Commons

This pigeon breed–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[Levi-1] 1 2 Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.

[2] -Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds Levi

[3] Hollmann, Frank H. (June 30, 1957). "English: The American Pigeon Journal was a monthly magazine devoted to pigeon keeping, pigeon breeds, breeding, show and squab marketing methods. It was the largest and longest running magazine devoted to the subject in the U.S. from 1913 to 1991" (PDF) – via Wikimedia Commons.

[4] Hollmann, Frank H. (April 30, 1962). "English: The American Pigeon Journal was a monthly magazine devoted to pigeon keeping, pigeon breeds, breeding, show and squab marketing methods. It was the largest and longest running magazine devoted to the subject in the U.S. from 1913 to 1991" (PDF) – via Wikimedia Commons.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

This page was redesigned at the edge.

A page that knows where it met you.