German Modena

{{Short description|Breed of pigeon}}

{{Infobox Pigeonbreed

| name = German Modena

| image = Deutsche Modeneser Gazzi schwarz.jpg

| imagecaption = Black Gazzi German Modena

| status = Common

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| country = Germany

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| usgroup = Fancy

| eegroup = Utility Pigeons (Hen)

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| note = One of two major variations of the Modena breed.

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The German Modena ({{langx|de|Deutsche Modeneser}}) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.{{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 }} German Modenas, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia).