Antwerp Smerle Explained

Antwerp Smerle
Status:Common
Country:Belgium
Usgroup:Flying

The Antwerp Smerle is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Antwerp Smerles, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The Smerle was one of the breeds used in the development of the Racing Homer.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Levi, Wendell . The Pigeon. 1977. Levi Publishing Co, Inc. Sumter, S.C.. 0-85390-013-2 .