The Vienna Highflyer pigeon is a breed of fancy pigeon from Austria. It has been developed over many years of selective breeding.
It is also known by some other names such as Altovolante in Vienna, Haut-Viennois volant and Wiener Hochflieger. The breed was actually developed in the 1800s.
Birds that are incorporated into this highflyer or tumbler type are very popular among the fanciers. And they are widely available to almost every country in the world, with Austria, Germany and Qibla. Read some more information about the breed below.
Vienna Highflyer Pigeon Appearance
Vienna Highflyer pigeon is a medium sized breed with a simple appearance. It has a little, curled up body, cubical head, an horizontal posture and an extremely short beak.
Head of these birds is little, short and high in a cubical form. Forehead and the occipital part form together a clear angle. Their beak is short, thick and edged at the tip, and the nostrils are smooth.
Breast of the Vienna Highflyer pigeon is large, rounded and prominent. They have short back, and their wings are short and solid. Their tail is short, slightly inclined and the plumage is composed by large feathers that are well close-fitting to the body.
The breed is found in many color varieties, but common colors are black, blue, blue dabbed, red, silver and yellow.
Average height of the birds is about 13 cm. And average mature body weight of the Vienna Highflyer pigeon is about 300 grams. Photo from Wikipedia.
Uses
This pigeon is raised for flying and exhibition purposes. It is also good for raising as pets.
Special Notes
The Vienna Highflyer pigeon is a very popular breed of domestic fancy pigeon. Although it has common and simple appearance, but it is excellent flyer.
And the breed has the ability to fly a terrific, high and fast. These birds usually fly in a group of 10-30 birds. And they can fly for a duration of 2-4 hours nonstop.
They are good for ornamental purpose and also good for raising as pets. However review full breed profile of this breed in the following chart.
| Breed Name | Vienna Highflyer |
| Other Name | Altovolante in Vienna, Haut-Viennois volant and Wiener Hochflieger |
| Breed Purpose | Exhibition, flying, ornamental, pets |
| Special Notes | Beautiful birds with common appearance, popular, excellent flyers, can fly for a duration of 2-4 hours, good as pets |
| Breed Class | Small to medium |
| Weight | Around 300 grams |
| Climate Tolerance | Almost all climates |
| Flying Ability | Excellent |
| As Pets | Good |
| Color | Mainly black, blue, blue dabbed, red, silver and yellow |
| Rarity | Common |
| Country/Place of Origin | Austria |
I am particularly interested in the Cumulet, which I believe is known as a high-flyer. The information I would like is, at what elevation do these birds typically fly? I’m also interested in what motivated the development a bird that typically flies at a greater elevation than it is common for the ancestral Rock dove.
I appreciate the chart you include on each type of pigeon, weight, country of origin, age of the type, etc.
Thank you for your attention to detail,
Paul