Judging criteria for Ghuzar pigeons — kantara, wing butts and eye

Where the score comes from

Every breed on Ghuzar has judging criteria with weights that add up to 100 — for example, in many Ghuzar breeds: the profile (kantara) 20, wing butts 20, eye 15, head 10, cheeks 10, and 5 for each remaining point. The judge scores each point and the total is the sum. You will find the criteria on the breed's page on the website, and the breed comparison page shows them side by side.

The profile and the kantara (the biggest weight)

Hold the bird and look at it from the side at eye level:

What is wanted is a continuous curve from the beak to the top of the head with no break and no "step".
A flat kantara (flat head) or a broken one (an angle at the forehead) loses the most points.
Fullness is wanted but without bulk — a large head on a small body is a fault of proportion.

The wing butts

Look at the bird from the front: the wing joints should be prominent and level and visible above the breast line. One butt higher than the other, or buried in the feathers, costs points. The butts are affected by stance, so get the bird used to standing with its chest up.

Eye and eyelids

Eye colour must match the breed (pearl, orange, brown/bull eye depending on the colour). Odd eyes are a serious fault.
The eyelid smooth, of even thickness, and in a colour that matches the bird.
A sunken, bulging or watering eye also costs points under general health.

Head, cheeks and beak

The head is one balanced mass, the cheeks full and completing the kantara from below, and the beak short and thick in short-faced breeds, joining the kantara without a sharp angle.

Breast, keel and tail

A broad, rounded, raised breast, a full keel, and a tail held closed and tight rather than spread. An open or tilted tail shows immediately in the stance.

Stance and feather

The last two points, but they often decide a tie: a bird that stands raised and steady with smooth clean feathers takes the full five in each. A bird in moult or with broken feathers loses even if its conformation is excellent — never show a bird in moult.

Prepare your bird two weeks ahead

A bath twice a week and a rest from flying.
Slightly richer feed in oil seeds for feather sheen.
Two minutes a day of training the bird to be handled and to stand in the hand.
Check the throat, legs and eyelids the night before the show.

If you want an official assessment before the show, request a breed committee evaluation from the app — you get a certificate with a score for every point, verifiable by QR on the website.