If you have been around these pages awhile you may well come away with the assumption that all of the breeds today are steeped in exotic and rich European or Middle Eastern ancestry. It was commonly believed, before Charles Darwin, that many if not all of these numerous classical breeds were indeed different species as are Robins and Crows. Darwin demonstrated to the contrary that all of the domesticated breeds of what we now term pigeons are all actually derived from one single source, the Rock Dove

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The African Collared Dove is the species thought to be the wild ancestor of the domestic Barbary Dove, though some suggest the Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) may also have been involved. The African Collared Dove is able to hybridise with the Barbary Dove, and it is thought that the increase in the range of colours of Barbary Doves available Consider also: Pet resources Sitemap ://www.mypets.net.au/pet-res that occurred in the later twentieth century was the result of the importation of African Collared Doves into the United States for interbreeding.