The Barb (also called the English Barb) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Barbs, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (a livia). This breed was referred to byShakespeare.[2] It was also referred to with an illustration in Charles Darwin's Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication.
Black Self Barb Pigeon
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| Conservation status | Common |
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| Classification | |
| US Breed Group | Fancy |
| Notes | |
| A very old breed of domesticated pigeon which was extant in Shakespeare's day. | |
| Pigeon Columba livia | |
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