Ice pigeon
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The Ice pigeon (Polish: Lazurek; German: Eistaube) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Ice pigeons, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).
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Country of origin | Germany |
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In 1846, Charles Darwin is known to have crossbred the Ice pigeon in order to ascertain colour patterns.[2] This work came just three years before his groundbreaking publication, On the Origin of Species.