Even though pigeons are usually described as ‘rats with wings,’ these birds are actually magnificent.

Pigeons that we see in the cities are only the icing on the flying cake – there are many other species that most of us haven’t seen before.

The Columba Livia, also known as the rock pigeon and common city pigeon, is the first bird humankind ever domesticated. They can be seen in art dating back as far as 4500 BCE.

Below is a list of the rarest and most beautiful types of pigeons in the world.

#1 Brunner Pouter Pigeon

#2 English Barb

#3 English Trumpeter Pigeon

#4 Archangel Pigeons

#5 Red White Roller Pigeon

#6 Ice Pigeon

#7 Capuchine/Jacobin Mix

#8 Lahore Pigeon

#9 Pied Imperial Pigeon

#10 Grey Frillback Pigeon

#11 Spinifex Pigeon

#12 African Green-Pigeon

#13 Indian Fantail

#14 Blue Crowned Pigeon

#15 Jacobin Pigeons

#16 Bronzewing Pigeon

#17 Victoria Crowned Pigeon

#18 Brown Frillback Pigeon

#19 The Nicobar Pigeon

#20 Pink-Necked Green Pigeon

Did you know that pigeons saved thousands of lives during the WWI and WWI? In both wars, rival countries had flocks of bird messengers and thanks to pigeons’ talents, thousands of human lives were saved.

One pigeon named Cher Ami completed a task that led the rescue of almost 200 stranded US soldiers in 1918.

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