Conservation status | Common |
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Country of origin | Netherlands |
Classification | |
US Breed Group | Fancy |
EE Breed Group | Cropper Pigeons |
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The Norwich Cropper is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The Norwich Cropper along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). [1] The Norwich Cropper is thought to have been developed from a breed called the Oploper and is of Dutch origin. [2]