Pigeon color
Red
Red to deep orange-red from red pigment: red dogs and cats, red-factor canaries, red poultry and koi; a red comb, earlobes or eyes.
80 Pigeon breeds list Red. It is in a club standard for 62 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Red
| Breed | NPA | BDRG | EE |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Owl pigeon | Standard (“red”) | Standard (“Rot; Rot-gescheckt”) | No ruling |
| African Owl pigeonEyes | Standard (“currant red; bull or claret”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| African Owl pigeonLegs and feet | Standard (“color bright red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Brunner Pouter | Standard (“white barred in red, yellow, black (Ts); blue, silver (Od or Ts), isabel (Od); tigered in red, yellow, blue, black, dun and andalusian”) | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot; Rezessiv Rot-getigert; Rezessiv Rot-gestorcht; Rezessiv Rot mit weißen Binden; Rezessiv Rot-geherzt; Rezessiv Rot-geganselt”) | No ruling |
| Brunner PouterLegs and feet | Standard (“shanks and toes are red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Carneau pigeon | Standard (“RED CLASSES”) | Standard (“Rot; Rot mit Flügelrose mit weißem Unterrücken; Rot mit Flügelrose; Rot mit weißem Unterrücken”) | No ruling |
| Carneau pigeonEyes | Standard (“orange color shading to red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Carneau pigeonLegs and feet | Standard (“bright red in color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Fantail | Standard (“Red; Grizzle; Saddle; Tailmark; Bodymark; Mismarked”) | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot; DeRoy; Agate Rot; Rezessiv Rot-getigert; Spiegelschwänze Rot; Weißschwänze Rezessiv Rot; Rezessiv Rot-schildig; Rezessiv Rot-schwänzig”) | No ruling |
| English FantailRed | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot”) | No ruling |
| English FantailDeRoy | No ruling | Standard (“DeRoy”) | No ruling |
| English FantailRed Agate | No ruling | Standard (“Agate Rot; Rezessiv Rot-getigert”) | No ruling |
| English FantailRed Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Spiegelschwänze Rot; Weißschwänze Rezessiv Rot”) | No ruling |
| English FantailRed Shield | No ruling | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot-schildig”) | No ruling |
| English FantailRed Tailmark | No ruling | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot-schwänzig”) | No ruling |
| English FantailEyes | Standard (“Pearl eyes or yellow to orange-red eyes for all other colors.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English FantailLegs and feet | Standard (“bright red in color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Pouter | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English PouterEyes | Standard (“red or orange in pied colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Tumbler | Standard (“AGATES; SELF COLORED: Red, yellow, dun, kite; Reds, yellows, blacks, dun, and kites”) | Standard (“Rot; Rot belatscht; Rot-schimmel; Agate Rot; Rot-dunkelgetigert; Rosettentiger Rot; DeRoy; Rosflügel Rot; Weißschilder Rot; Bärtchen Rot”) | No ruling |
| English TumblerLegs and feet | Standard (“a bright coral red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Frillback pigeon | Standard (“SELF: White, Black, Recessive Red and Yellow.; GRIZZLE: Red, Yellow, Blue, Silver.; SADDLE”) | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot; Rot-schimmel; Rot-schildig; Rot-schildig mit Rundhaube”) | Standard (“Schwarz; Rezessiv Rot; Rezessiv Gelb; Blau-schimmel; Rot-schimmel; Gelb-schimmel; Schwarz-schildig; Rot-schildig; Gelb-schildig”) |
| 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”) |
| Frillback pigeonEyes | Standard (“Red or orange colored iris is desired in all colors and patterns except saddle.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Giant Homer | Standard (“RECESSIVE RED OR YELLOW”) | Standard (“Rot; Rot-gescheckt; Rot-getigert; Agate Rot; DeRoy”) | No ruling |
| Giant HomerEyes | Standard (“Ruby red or orange in color with ruby red preferred.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Indian Fantail | Standard (“Recessive red; Bodymark; Saddle; Tailmark; Ribbintail; Splash”) | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot; DeRoy; Agate Rot; Spiegelschwänze Rot; Weißschwänze Rezessiv Rot; Rezessiv Rot-gescheckt; Rezessiv Rot-schwänzig; Rezessiv Rot-schildig”) | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeon | Standard (“Reds”) | Standard (“Rot; Rot-getigert”) | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeonRed | Standard (“Reds”) | Standard (“Rot”) | No ruling |
| Jacobin pigeonRed Mottled | No ruling | Standard (“Rot-getigert”) | No ruling |
| King pigeon | Standard (“RECESSIVE RED KING”) | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot; DeRoy; Agate Rot; Rezessiv Rot-getigert; Rezessiv Rot-gescheckt”) | No ruling |
| King pigeonRed | Standard (“RECESSIVE RED KING”) | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot”) | No ruling |
| King pigeonDeRoy | No ruling | Standard (“DeRoy”) | No ruling |
| King pigeonRed Agate | No ruling | Standard (“Agate Rot; Rezessiv Rot-getigert”) | No ruling |
| King pigeonRed Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Rezessiv Rot-gescheckt”) | No ruling |
| King pigeonLegs and feet | Standard (“beet red in color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modena pigeon | Standard (“RED; MOTTLE; The color descriptions apply to both Schietti and Gazzi, with the exception of the white on the Gazzi body.; MAGNANI”) | Standard (“Schietti Rezessiv Rot-hellschildig-gesäumt; Schietti Rezessiv Rot; Schietti Rezessiv Rot-getigert; Schietti Rezessiv Rot-gescheckt”) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Modena pigeonMagnani | Standard (“MAGNANI”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modena pigeonEyes | Standard (“Iris shading from orange to orange-red with plenty of luster.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modena pigeonLegs and feet | Standard (“The feet and toes to be bright red and free of any feathering.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mondain pigeon | Standard (“Recessive Red - Spread.”) | Standard (“Rot; Rot-getigert; Rot-gescheckt”) | No ruling |
| Nun pigeon | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“Rot”) | No ruling |
| Nun pigeonRed | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“Rot”) | No ruling |
| Nun pigeonLegs and feet | Standard (“Small and bright fiery red in color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Old German Owl | Standard (“Self: White and Recessive Red only.; Solids to include Black, Dun, Brown, Khaki, Red & Yellow; Tail Marks: In any of the above colors.”) | Standard (“Rot-schildig; Rot-gesäumt-schildig; Rot-schwänzig”) | Standard (“Schwarz-schwänzig; Blau-schwänzig; Rot-schwänzig; Gelb-schwänzig; Schwarz-schildig; Dun-schildig; Rot-schildig; Gelb-schildig; Aschfahl-schildig”) |
| Oriental Frill | Standard (“RED LACED; BLACK, DUN, RED, & YELLOW LACED; TURBITEENS”) | Standard (“Blondinetten Rot mit weißen Binden; Blondinetten Rot-geschuppt; Blondinetten Rot-gesäumt; Turbiteenmövchen; Dominomövchen”) | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillTurbiteen | No ruling | Standard (“Turbiteenmövchen”) | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillDomino | No ruling | Standard (“Dominomövchen”) | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillEyes | Standard (“eye red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental FrillLegs and feet | Standard (“bright red and free from feathers”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Roller | Standard (“Red; Deroy”) | Standard (“Rot; Weißschläge Rot; Agate Rot; DeRoy; Weiß-rotgezeichnet”) | Standard (“Agate Rot; Agate Gelb; Schwarz; Dun; Rot; Gelb; Weiß; Weißschläge; Weiß-blaugezeichnet; Weiß-dungezeichnet; Weiß-rotgezeichnet; Weiß-gelbgezeichnet”) |
| Parlor Roller | Standard (“black, red, yellow, dun, white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Racing Homer | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Runt pigeon | Standard (“RED”) | Standard (“Rot; Rot-gescheckt”) | No ruling |
| Runt pigeonEyes | Standard (“Golden-red or pearl iris.; Golden-red iris.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Show RacerEyes | Standard (“Bright blood to dark red or chestnut preferred.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Show RacerLegs and feet | Standard (“Feet and legs should be dark to bright red.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tippler | Standard (“Tipplers are permitted to be any color, pattern or marking”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| TipplerLegs and feet | Standard (“Should be bright red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Trumpeter pigeon | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Red is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| Birmingham Roller |
| Birmingham RollerLegs and feet |
| English PouterLegs and feet |
| Frillback pigeonLegs and feet |
| Giant HomerLegs and feet |
| Indian FantailLegs and feet |
| Jacobin pigeonLegs and feet |
| Mondain pigeonLegs and feet |
| Old German OwlLegs and feet |
| Oriental FrillBlondinette |
| Oriental FrillSatinette |
| Oriental RollerLegs and feet |
| Parlor RollerLegs and feet |
| Pygmy Pouter |
| Pygmy PouterLegs and feet |
| Racing HomerLegs and feet |
| Runt pigeonLegs and feet |
| Trumpeter pigeonLegs and feet |
Color changes
How Red can appear or change over an animal's life.
Redchanges toBlue
Plumage · With age