Pigeon sport

There are at least four main types of competitive pigeon sport:

Pigeon racing
Tumbling
Highflying
Tippler (Endurance)

Though not quite a sport, fancy breeds of pigeons are also bred to standards and judged in a competitive fashion. Levi in his book The Pigeon describes all aspects of pigeon keeping. For exhibition purposes sport pigeons are sometimes grouped as Flying/Sporting Pigeons.

References

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

v t Pigeons and doves (Columbidae)
Common Domestic Feral
Life and behavior	Crop milk Intelligence Olfactory navigation Sarcocystis calchasi
Breeds and types	Fancy Fantail Pouter Trumpeter Flying/Sporting Roller Tippler Tumbler Homing Utility Squab
Relationship with humans	As food Domestication Dovecote IP over Avian Carriers Fancying Bird fancier's lung Photography Post Sport Clay pigeon Racing Shooting Pigeon whistle Release dove Symbols War
Organizations	American Racing Pigeon Union National Pigeon Service Royal Pigeon Racing Association British Homing World Show of the Year Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons United States Army Pigeon Service Up North Combine
Related	Wild pigeon genera Wild pigeon species
Category

Pigeon sport

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