Pigeon color
Black
Solid black pigment. In birds often with a green or purple sheen; on skin, legs, beak, comb and tongue the dark pigment some standards call for.
100 Pigeon breeds list Black. It is in a club standard for 96 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Black
| Breed | NPA | BDRG | EE | RPRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Owl pigeon | Standard (“black; blue; almond”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz-gescheckt; Andalusierfarbig; Blau mit Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Andalusierfarbig-gescheckt; Blau-gescheckt mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| African Owl pigeonBeak | Standard (“for blacks and blues, black”) | No ruling | No ruling | 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 (“Schwarz; Schwarz-getigert; Schwarz-gestorcht; Schwarz mit weißen Binden; Schwarz-geherzt; Schwarz-geganselt; Andalusierfarbig; Blau mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Brunner PouterBeak | Standard (“in other colours horn to black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Carneau pigeon | Standard (“BLACK CLASSES”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Carneau pigeonBeak | Standard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Fantail | Standard (“Black; Saddle; Tailmark; Bodymark; Mismarked; Splash; Blue; Andalusian; Almond; Checker; Grizzle”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Kite; Schwarz-getigert; Schwarz-gescheckt; Weißschwänze Schwarz; Andalusierfarbig; Blau ohne Binden; Blau mit Binden; Blau-gehämmert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlack | Standard (“Black”) | Standard (“Schwarz”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blau mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailAndalusian | Standard (“Andalusian”) | Standard (“Andalusierfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailAlmond | Standard (“Almond”) | Standard (“Vielfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailSplash | Standard (“Splash”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Barless | No ruling | Standard (“Blau ohne Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Check | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-gehämmert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailMilky Blue Bar | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-milky mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailKite | No ruling | Standard (“Kite”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBar Grizzle | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-schimmel mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlack Mottled | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz-getigert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Barless Mottled | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-getigert ohne Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Bar Mottled | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-getigert mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlack Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz-gescheckt; Weißschwänze Schwarz”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Barless Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-gescheckt ohne Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Bar Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-gescheckt mit Binden; Weißschwänze Blau mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlack Shield | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz-schildig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Barless Shield | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-schildig ohne Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Bar Shield | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-schildig mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Check Shield | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-gehämmert-schildig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlack Tailmark | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz-schwänzig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Tailmark | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-schwänzig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailAndalusian White Tail | No ruling | Standard (“Weißschwänze Andalusierfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBlue Check White Tail | No ruling | Standard (“Weißschwänze Blau-gehämmert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailBeak | Standard (“Black beak and toenails”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Pouter | Standard (“black; black check; Blue; blue check”) | Standard (“Schwarz-geherzt; Dunkel-geherzt; Blau-geherzt mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English PouterBeak | Standard (“black in blacks and blues”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Tumbler | Standard (“Self: (solid color) in Black, White, Splash, Recessive Red and their dilutes; KITES”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz belatscht; Kite; Rosflügel Schwarz; Schwarz-gescheckt; Weißschilder Schwarz; Bärtchen Schwarz; Schwarz-gescheckt belatscht”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English TumblerBeak | Standard (“the upper mandible should be black, the lower mandible flesh color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Frillback pigeon | Standard (“SELF: White, Black, Recessive Red and Yellow.; GRIZZLE: Red, Yellow, Blue, Silver.; SADDLE”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Blau-schimmel; Schwarz-schildig; Schwarz-schildig mit Rundhaube; Blau-schildig mit Binden; Blau-schildig mit Binden mit Rundhaube”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Rezessiv Rot; Rezessiv Gelb; Blau-schimmel; Rot-schimmel; Gelb-schimmel; Schwarz-schildig; Rot-schildig; Gelb-schildig”) | No ruling |
| Frillback pigeonColored | Standard (“SELF: White, Black, Recessive Red and Yellow.; GRIZZLE: Red, Yellow, Blue, Silver.; SADDLE”) | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz; Rezessiv Rot; Rezessiv Gelb; Blau-schimmel; Rot-schimmel; Gelb-schimmel”) | No ruling |
| Frillback pigeonEyes | Standard (“The saddle pattern should have bull or black eye on all colors.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Frillback pigeonBeak | Standard (“dark on red and blue grizzle; black on blacks”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Giant Homer | Standard (“SOLIDS; BLUE BAR; BLUE & BLACK CHECKS; ALMOND; PIED/SPLASH”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz-gescheckt; Schwarz-getigert; Kite; Blau mit Binden; Blau ohne Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Blau-dunkelgehämmert; Dunkel; Andalusierfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Giant HomerEyes | Standard (“A bull or solid eye is admissible in whites and white splashes.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Giant HomerBeak | Standard (“dark in colored birds, to amber in red checks”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Indian Fantail | Standard (“Solid selfs: Black, dun, brown, khaki, and recessive red and yellow; Bodymark; Saddle; Tailmark; Ribbintail; Splash”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Kite; Weißschwänze Schwarz; Schwarz-gescheckt; Blau ohne Binden; Blau mit Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Blau-milky mit Binden; Vielfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Indian FantailBeak | Standard (“Darker birds, dark beak; lighter, light beak.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeon | Standard (“Blacks; Blue”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz-getigert; Blau mit Binden; Blau ohne Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeonBlack | Standard (“Blacks”) | Standard (“Schwarz”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeonBlue | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blau mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeonSilver | Standard (“Silver”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeonBlue Barless | No ruling | Standard (“Blau ohne Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeonBlack Mottled | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz-getigert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeon | Standard (“BLACK KING; BLUE KING; Andalusian King”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Kite; Schwarz-getigert; Schwarz-gescheckt; Blau ohne Binden; Blau mit Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Blau-dunkelgehämmert; Blau-dunkel”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlue | Standard (“BLUE KING”) | Standard (“Blau mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlack | Standard (“BLACK KING”) | Standard (“Schwarz”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBar Grizzle | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-schimmel mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonAndalusian | Standard (“Andalusian King”) | Standard (“Andalusierfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlue Barless | No ruling | Standard (“Blau ohne Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlue Check | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-gehämmert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlue Dark Check | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-dunkelgehämmert; Blau-dunkel”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonAlmond | No ruling | Standard (“Vielfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonKite | No ruling | Standard (“Kite”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlack Mottled | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz-getigert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlue Bar Mottled | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-getigert mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlack Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Schwarz-gescheckt”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBlue Bar Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Blau-gescheckt mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| King pigeonBeak | Standard (“Black; Blue black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modena pigeon | Standard (“BRONZE; BLACK; The color descriptions apply to both Schietti and Gazzi, with the exception of the white on the Gazzi body.; BLUE; BRONZE-TRI”) | Standard (“Schietti Schwarz mit weißen Binden; Schietti Schwarz-hellschildig-gesäumt; Schietti Schwarz”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modena pigeonGazzi | Standard (“The color descriptions apply to both Schietti and Gazzi, with the exception of the white on the Gazzi body.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modena pigeonSchietti | Standard (“The color descriptions apply to both Schietti and Gazzi, with the exception of the white on the Gazzi body.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modena pigeonMagnani | Standard (“MAGNANI”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mondain pigeon | Standard (“Black - Spread.; Blue - Bar or Check.”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz-getigert; Schwarz-gescheckt; Blau mit Binden; Blau ohne Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Blau-schimmel mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nun pigeon | Standard (“Black”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Blau”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nun pigeonBlack | Standard (“Black”) | Standard (“Schwarz”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nun pigeonBlue | No ruling | Standard (“Blau”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nun pigeonBeak | Standard (“ebony in blacks and blues, dark horn color in browns and flesh color in reds and yellows”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Old German Owl | Standard (“Solids to include Black, Dun, Brown, Khaki, Red & Yellow”) | Standard (“Blau-schildig ohne Binden; Blau-schildig mit Binden; Blau-schildig mit weißen Binden; Blau-gehämmert-schildig; Schwarz-schildig; Schwarz-schwänzig”) | Standard (“Schwarz-schwänzig; Blau-schwänzig; Rot-schwänzig; Gelb-schwänzig”) | No ruling |
| Oriental Frill | Standard (“BLACK & DUN LACED; BLUETTES; BLACK, DUN, RED, & YELLOW LACED; DOMINOES; BLUE BAR; TURBITEENS”) | Standard (“Blondinetten Schwarz-gesäumt; Turbiteenmövchen; Dominomövchen; Satinetten Blau mit weißen Binden (Bluette); Vizor Blau mit weißen Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillTurbiteen | No ruling | Standard (“Turbiteenmövchen”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillDomino | No ruling | Standard (“Dominomövchen”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillBeak | Standard (“black or as dark as possible; upper mandible black in blacks and black checkers, horn color in others, lower mandible white”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Roller | Standard (“Black; Kite; Andalusian; Classic Almond”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Weißschläge Schwarz; Kite; Schwarz-sprenkel; Andalusierfarbig; Blau mit Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Blau-dunkelgehämmert”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Dun; Rot; Gelb; Weiß; Weißschläge; Weiß-blaugezeichnet; Weiß-dungezeichnet; Weiß-rotgezeichnet; Weiß-gelbgezeichnet; Kite”) | No ruling |
| Parlor Roller | Standard (“black, red, yellow, dun, white”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pygmy Pouter | Standard (“Black; Blue Bar”) | Standard (“Schwarz-geherzt; Dunkel-geherzt; Blau-geherzt mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pygmy PouterBeak | Standard (“black in blues and blacks”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Racing Homer | Standard (“Black; Blue”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternate (“blue; blue chequer; dark chequer; blue pied”) |
| Racing HomerBeak | Standard (“dark in dark colored birds”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Runt pigeon | Standard (“BLACK; BLUE BAR; BLUE GRIZZLE; CHECK”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz-gescheckt; Blau mit Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Blau-gescheckt mit Binden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Runt pigeonBeak | Standard (“(Black in Blue and Black, flesh in all others.); Dark or black beak”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Show Racer | Standard (“Spread Black; Blue Bar; Blue Check; Dark Check; Black Check; Indigo/Andulusian; Splash or Pied; Mismark”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz-gescheckt; Blau ohne Binden; Blau mit Binden; Blau-gehämmert; Blau-dunkelgehämmert; Blau-dunkel; Andalusierfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Show RacerEyes | Standard (“A bull eye or solid black eye is permissible in Whites and Splashes.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Show RacerBeak | Standard (“dark in standard blue colors to amber in reds, to flesh color in Dilutes, Whites”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tippler | Standard (“Tipplers are permitted to be any color, pattern or marking; Self colored; Mottle; Chuck”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TipplerBeak | Standard (“A solid black beak”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Trumpeter pigeon | Standard (“Black; light black splash; dark black splash; Andalusian; Almond; Barred Blue”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Schwarz-getigert; Schwarz-gescheckt”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Trumpeter pigeonEyes | Standard (“bull eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Trumpeter pigeonBeak | Standard (“black beak”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Black is a fault
| Breed | NPA |
|---|---|
| Oriental RollerBeak | Fault (“dark or stained beaks”) |
Breeds where Black is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| Birmingham Roller |
| Oriental FrillBlondinette |
| Oriental FrillSatinette |
Color changes
How Black can appear or change over an animal's life.
Almondchanges toBlack
Plumage · Progressive
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