Huppé Picard
The Huppé Picard is a French fancy pigeon name associated with Picardy and with the crested, neatly marked birds favored in regional exhibition lofts. Huppé means crested, so the defining impression is a domestic rock pigeon shaped and selected for ornament rather than speed or meat. Descriptions of the breed can vary, and it is safer to treat it as a local show type than as a universally standardized international pigeon.
Keepers interested in Huppé Picards usually care about crest placement, clean body condition, calm handling, and consistent color expression across a small breeding group. Pair selection should be conservative when documentation is thin: compare birds against the standard used by the club or registry being followed, and avoid assuming that every similarly crested French pigeon belongs to the same line.
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
