Roshan Chirag
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Roshan Chirag is a homing pigeon
breed from northern India
. The name comes from roshan, meaning "enlightened", and chirag, meaning "candle". This breed was developed in India and is found extensively in the north of that country. There are two sub-breeds of these birds, the "sun" and the "moon" type: aaftabi roshan chirag and mehtabi roshan chirag, respectively.
Description of the breed: black neck , black or brown bars, shiny body, red eyes with red circle round around the eye.
Homing pigeon
The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon derived from the Rock Pigeon selectively bred to find its way home over extremely long distances. The wild rock pigeon has an innate homing ability, meaning that it will generally return to its own nest and its own mate...
breed from northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The name comes from roshan, meaning "enlightened", and chirag, meaning "candle". This breed was developed in India and is found extensively in the north of that country. There are two sub-breeds of these birds, the "sun" and the "moon" type: aaftabi roshan chirag and mehtabi roshan chirag, respectively.
Description of the breed: black neck , black or brown bars, shiny body, red eyes with red circle round around the eye.