Norwich Cropper

Norwich Cropper
	Norwich Cropper
Conservation status	Common
Country of origin	Netherlands
Classification
Australian Breed Group	Pouter/Cropper group 5
US Breed Group	Cropper & Pouters
EE Breed Group	Cropper GB 306
Notes
	Stands upright with an enlarged crop during display
	Pigeon; Columba livia;

The Norwich Cropper is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The Norwich Cropper along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).^[1] The Norwich Cropper is thought to have been developed from a breed called the Oploper and is of Dutch origin.^[2]