pigeon keeping

art and science of breeding domestic pigeons
Thing hobby Q2396572
pigeon keeping
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pigeon keeping

Summary

pigeon keeping is a hobby[1]. It draws 474 Wikipedia views per month (hobby category, ranking #18 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • pigeon keeping's instance of is recorded as hobby[3].
  • pigeon keeping's instance of is recorded as sport[4].
  • pigeon keeping is a type of aviculture[5].
  • pigeon keeping is a type of poultry farming[6].
  • pigeon keeping is a type of Small animal culture[7].
  • pigeon keeping's Commons category is recorded as Pigeon keeping[8].
  • pigeon keeping's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pigeon keeping[9].
  • pigeon keeping's different from is recorded as pigeon racing[10].
  • pigeon keeping's different from is recorded as chicken breeding[11].
  • pigeon keeping's practiced by is recorded as pigeon fancier[12].
  • pigeon keeping's class of object is recorded as domesticated pigeon[13].
  • pigeon keeping's class of object is recorded as pigeon breed[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include hobby[3] and sport[4]. Recorded subclass of include aviculture[5], poultry farming[6], and Small animal culture[7].

Why It Matters

pigeon keeping draws 474 Wikipedia views per month (hobby category, ranking #18 of 41).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Practiced by pigeon fancier
    Subclass of aviculture, poultry farming, Small animal culture
    Instance of hobby, sport
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007568021305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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