English Fantail

{{Short description|Breed of pigeon}}

{{Infobox Pigeonbreed

| name = English Fantail

| image = Anglicky-pavik-02-trosky.JPG

| imagecaption = English Fantail

| status = Common

| altname = Garden Fantail

| country = India

| nickname =

| augroup = Asian feather and voice pigeons

| usgroup = Fancy pigeons

| eegroup = Structure pigeons

| extinct =

| crest =

| feather =Fan shaped tail with 30 to 40 feathers

| note =A popular exhibition breed.

}}

The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy pigeon.{{cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0-85390-013-2 }} The Fantail, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia). The Fantail is said to have originated in India, but there are early references to it in Spain and China.Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.