Short Review on the Genetics of Black Pigeons (Aves: Columbidae)

Department of Biology, Cantonment Public College, Saidpur Cantonment―5311, Nilphamari, Bangladesh

*Corresponding Author: Ashraful Kabir, Department of Biology, Cantonment Public College, Saidpur Cantonment―5311, Nilphamari, Bangladesh; Email: [email protected]

Received Date: December 04, 2025

Published Date: December 30, 2025

Citation: Kabir A. (2025). Short Review on the Genetics of Black Pigeons (Aves: Columbidae). Mathews J Vet Sci. 9(8):97.

Copyrights: Kabir A. © (2025).

ABSTRACT

In the field of genetics, the plumage colour of pigeons could play a significant role in avian kingdom. Sufficient information on the black pigeons explained the black plumage of pigeons especially the spread black. Out of five types of blacks, in all cases, the black pigments (melanin) spread throughout the body with different amounts, so it looked different like spread black > deep black > dirty > bronze > dun accordingly. Rock-pigeon, racing homer, crossbred, gola were exhibited spread black (+//+), tumblers (deep, sooty, +//+), Berlin short-faced tumbler (bronze black, e//+), and German beauty homer (dun black, d//d or d//+). On the basis of melanin type, all were eumelanic.

Keywords: Black Pigeons, Spread Black, Melanin, Eumelanin, Pigment.