Breeding of stately pigeons began in Russia, and later spread to the Union republics. The world community got acquainted with the group at an exhibition in Hungary in the mid seventies of the last century. With the appearance of these birds and their features will get acquainted in this article.
Characteristic features of stately pigeons
Let us see what the stateful wording means. This is a group of species, united by one pronounced characteristics. 
According to the structure of the body
The group includes species with the following features in the structure of the body:
- wide tail, necessarily raised upwards;
- wings are located below the tail, do not lie on it;
- wide chest, pushed forward with a proud posture and gait.
Check out the list of species and breeds of pigeons. And also learn about the peculiarities of keeping pigeons such as duty, Armavir, Kasan, Nicholas, Turkish fighting, Baku fighting, Turkmen fighting, Uzbek, peacock pigeon in domestic conditions.
The group also differs by unusual coloring and ornaments on the head, neck, legs. The color of the feathers can have pictures, a separate part of the body can be painted with a separate feather color. In addition, stately pigeons are divided into subgroups.
Little winged
From the name it is clear that the distinctive feature, wings hanging down to the ground, often the tips of the feathers “sweep” the ground. The birds have a small body, with a straight neck. 
Shakes
Birds with a small body, luxurious tail feathers, rising up above the body. A distinctive feature of a subgroup is the shaking of a neck that is long with a deflection when walking. 
Kachuns
Small birds with a graceful neck with a deflection, a short tail tucked up. When walking Kachuna swing, making movements of the chest, raised up. 
By flight features
Individuals from the stately group are divided into subgroups, depending on the ability to flight and his manner.
Find out also what breeds of pigeons belong to the fighting, and which - to the meat.
High-range
First, birds can rise to a very great height, disappearing from sight, and second, they can linger on it for a long time. The subgroup includes the majority of the wing-winged and some shakyas, for example, the Kamyshinsky, Dubovskaya, Kryukovskaya rocks. 
Tourmans
Turmans, in addition to a long stay in the air, can perform various "aerobatic maneuvers" - flip-flops, coups. Most often fly in a group. Thormans include such breeds: Rzhev and Syzran pigeons, Kazan tremors. 
In some breeds, the word turman is attached to the main name, for example, the red-leg ribbon turman.
Important! In some decorative species the flight qualities are not completely lost; if you practice with birds, conduct regular trainings, you can develop good flight abilities.
Decorative
For decorative birds are individuals who have lost their flying qualities or have weak flying abilities, for example, Novocherkassk blacktail, Altai shale. 
Types of stately pigeons
Let us consider in more detail the popular breed of stately pigeons.
Rostov
There are three types of stately Rostov pigeons:
- Rostov flight - flight decorative kakun. The plumage color is yellow, black, red, with a metallic sheen on the neck and chest. The head can be as smooth as with a forelock. The back is concave, with the tail raised sometimes at an angle of up to 80 ° from 18 to 22 steering feathers, feathered paws;
- chiliki chistyki - flying and decorative shakers. The plumage is two-colored, where the presence of white is obligatory, the other tones are yellow, red, gray, and black. Some individuals have a cockade on the frontal part, the guards of gray specimens are decorated with black belts;
- white-breasted - decorative breed for keeping in enclosures. The plumage is black and white, the neck, chest, belly up to the undertail and the forelock from the back are painted white. Chub covers the area from ear to ear. White-breasted wings practically drag along the ground.
Important! Rostov Chistyki-Chilik differ aggressive temperament, the content of several breeds together should take this into account.
Lugansk
Lugansk breed belongs to the high-flying shakes. The bird is snow white in color, with a smooth head, medium neck length. The chest area is raised, the back is slightly arched. The tail rises above the back, consists of 16-20 tail feathers.
Did you know? Lugansk pigeons took part in the opening of the Olympic Games in Moscow in the eighties of the last century.
The wings are not pressed to the body, they are lowered, but they do not touch the earth, the extremities are feathered. The beak, eyelids, brace and claws match the color of the feathers. 
Shaly
Selection of shawl pigeons engaged for a long time, today the breed has the following characteristics:
- decorative kachuns that have lost their ability to fly;
- the head is large, with a forelock from ear to ear, smoothly turning into a kind of mane;
- a pinkish short beak can have a gap in the middle, a bodice;
- neck narrow at the head, to the chest - wider, curved, upturned;
- the back is short, because of which the strongly raised tail seems to project directly behind the cervical region;
- limbs covered with feathers 6 centimeters in length;
- plumage color is cherry, yellow or black and white.
For the proper maintenance of pigeons at home, it will be useful for you to learn how to distinguish pigeons from pigeons, how to keep pigeons in winter, how pigeons mate, what pigeons eat, how to make pigeon houses with their own hands.
Tape
As a result of crossing the Volga stately, Syzran's wing-winged and Rzhev specimens, a subgroup of tape pigeons was bred.
Did you know? Band pigeons, like swans, choose a mate for life. The birds care for each other, clean their feathers and always spend time together.
Main distinguishing features:
- feather color - white and cherry, less often - coffee;
- the presence of a white strip in the tail;
- chest wide and curved forward;
- tail fluff, raised;
- wings lowered below tail.
The group of stately pigeons includes a huge list of breeds, various colors and other characteristics. These pigeons at exhibitions attract the increased attention of viewers and professional bird breeders.
