Pigeon color
Brown
A general brown. In horses a colour of its own (seal brown): near-black with lighter brown on the muzzle, around the eyes, on the flanks and inside the legs. In eggs the usual mid-brown shell.
29 Pigeon breeds list Brown. It is in a club standard for 26 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Brown
| Breed | NPA | BDRG | EE |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Owl | Standard (“brown”) | Standard (“Braun; Braunfahl mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert; Braun-gescheckt; Braunfahl-gescheckt mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert-gescheckt”) | No ruling |
| Brunner Pouter | Standard (“Selfs in white, red, yellow, black, dun, andalusian, brown, khaki, lavender; blue, silver, ash red and yellow, brown and khaki barred or checkered”) | Standard (“Braunfahl mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert”) | No ruling |
| English Fantail | Standard (“Dun; Brown; Cream; Checker”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Pouter | No ruling | Standard (“Braunfahl-geherzt mit Binden”) | No ruling |
| English Tumbler | Standard (“Ash Red, Blue, Brown and their dilutes in Bar, Checker and Barless”) | Standard (“Braun; Braunfahl mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert”) | No ruling |
| Giant Homer | Standard (“BROWN BARS & CHECKS; SOLIDS”) | Standard (“Braunfahl mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert; Braunfahl-dunkelgehämmert; Braun; Braunfahl-gescheckt mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert-gescheckt”) | No ruling |
| Indian Fantail | Standard (“Brown in: Barred, check, spread in intense and dilute; Solid selfs: Black, dun, brown, khaki, and recessive red and yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King | Standard (“BROWN KING; SILVER KING (BROWN BAR)”) | Standard (“Braun; Braunfahl mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert; Braunfahl-dunkelgehämmert”) | No ruling |
| KingBrown | Standard (“BROWN KING”) | Standard (“Braun”) | No ruling |
| KingBrown Bar | Standard (“SILVER KING (BROWN BAR)”) | Standard (“Braunfahl mit Binden”) | No ruling |
| KingBrown Check | No ruling | Standard (“Braunfahl-gehämmert”) | No ruling |
| KingBrown Dark Check | No ruling | Standard (“Braunfahl-dunkelgehämmert”) | No ruling |
| Modena | Standard (“SILVER-DUN; RUSSET-TRI; RUSSET; BROWN; The color descriptions apply to both Schietti and Gazzi, with the exception of the white on the Gazzi body.”) | Standard (“Schietti Braunfahl mit bronze Binden; Schietti Braunfahl-bronzegehämmert; Schietti Braun-bronzeschildig-gehämmert”) | No ruling |
| ModenaGazzi | Standard (“The color descriptions apply to both Schietti and Gazzi, with the exception of the white on the Gazzi body.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ModenaSchietti | Standard (“The color descriptions apply to both Schietti and Gazzi, with the exception of the white on the Gazzi body.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mondain | Standard (“Brown - Spread. Bar or Check.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nun | Standard (“Black, brown, red, yellow, blue, silver, khaki, ash red, and ash yellow.”) | Standard (“Braun”) | No ruling |
| NunBrown | No ruling | Standard (“Braun”) | No ruling |
| Old German Owl | Standard (“Patterns in Bar, Check & T-Pattern. Colors include blue, Silver, Brown, Khaki, Ash Red, and Ash Yellow.”) | Standard (“Braunfahl-schildig mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert-schildig”) | Standard (“Rotfahl-gehämmert-schildig; Gelbfahl-gehämmert-schildig; Rotfahl-schildig mit Binden; Gelbfahl-schildig mit Binden”) |
| Oriental Frill | Standard (“BROWN LACED; brown white barred; BRUNETTES”) | Standard (“Blondinetten Braunfahl mit weißen Binden; Blondinetten Braunfahl-geschuppt; Blondinetten Braun-gesäumt; Turbiteenmövchen; Dominomövchen”) | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillTurbiteen | No ruling | Standard (“Turbiteenmövchen”) | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillDomino | No ruling | Standard (“Dominomövchen”) | No ruling |
| Oriental Roller | Standard (“Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pygmy Pouter | Standard (“Brown Bar; Brown”) | Standard (“Braunfahl-geherzt mit Binden”) | No ruling |
| Runt | Standard (“CHECK”) | Standard (“Braunfahl mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert; Braunfahl-schimmel mit Binden”) | No ruling |
| Show Racer | No ruling | Standard (“Braunfahl ohne Binden; Braunfahl mit Binden; Braunfahl-gehämmert; Braunfahl-dunkelgehämmert; Braunfahl-gescheckt ohne Binden”) | No ruling |
| Racing Homer | Alternate (“AOC (brown, khaki, opal, indigo, etc.)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Brown is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| Oriental FrillBlondinette |
| Oriental FrillSatinette |