Hungarian Magpie Tumbler
The Hungarian Magpie Tumbler is a Hungarian tumbler pigeon marked in a magpie pattern, with colored and white areas arranged according to the local standard. It belongs to the domestic tumbler family, so its background is separate from pouters, owls, and heavy utility pigeons. Some lines may retain active flight, while others are bred mainly for pattern, head, and show condition.
Breeding this variety means managing both action and markings when possible. The magpie pattern should be judged after molt, when color boundaries and stray feathers are clear. Flying families need gradual training and selection for safe, controlled tumbling or circling, while exhibition families need clean housing, baths, and careful pairing for pattern. Buyers should ask whether the birds are performance-tested, because a beautiful magpie tumbler may not still tumble.
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
