Anatolian Owl Pigeon

The Anatolian Owl Pigeon is a Turkish or Anatolian owl-type fancy pigeon, combining the compact owl body, short beak, and breast frill with regional breeding traditions. It is not an owl in the wild-bird sense; owl is the fancy-pigeon term for this rounded, short-faced group. The breed is valued for head style, frill, and balanced form.

Short-faced owl pigeons need attentive feeding and breeding management. Keepers should use feed the birds can handle easily, provide clean nest areas, and watch chick rearing in lines where beak shape makes feeding harder. Breeders should select for frill, head, eye, body balance, fertility, and vigor. Because Anatolia has many local pigeon traditions, source loft and standard references are important when identifying true Anatolian Owl Pigeons.

Colors: Almond, Ash Red, Bar, Barless, Black, Blue, Brown, Checker, Dilute, Dun, Grizzle, Indigo, Mottle, Opal, Pied, Recessive Red, Red, Silver, Splash, Spread, White, Yellow