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Pigeon glossary
The words Egyptian fanciers actually use — from kantara and abshad to ring and race — with their English equivalents and a plain definition.
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8 terms
C
- Certificate of evaluationشهادة التصديقShowing & judging
- A document issued by a Ghuzar breed committee after evaluation: total score, per-criterion scores, judges and date, tied to the ring and registration numbers and verifiab…
D
- Disqualifying faultالعيب الفادحShowing & judging
- A fault that removes the bird from judging regardless of its other merits: wrong eye colour for the breed, a long beak in a short-faced breed, a spinal deformity, or visi…
F
- Feather quality & conditionالريش والصحة العامةShowing & judging
- Feather smoothness, tightness and sheen plus cleanliness, weight and vitality on show day. A well-built bird in broken feather or moult loses many points.
J
- JudgeالحَكَمShowing & judging
- An accredited fancier who scores birds at shows and in evaluation requests. Each Ghuzar breed has a judging committee, and a bird's grade combines several judges' scores.
- Judging criteriaمعايير التقييمShowing & judging
- The list of points a bird is judged on and each point's weight out of 100. Every Ghuzar breed publishes its own criteria and weights; judges score each point.
P
- Purity (type)الأصالةShowing & judging
- How closely a bird matches its breed standard in form, colour and stance. In Ghuzar purity is confirmed by an accredited breed-committee evaluation that issues a graded c…
S
- Show (exhibition)المعرضShowing & judging
- A gathering where birds are exhibited, judged and ranked by class, often with prizes. In Egypt shows are seasonal (mostly winter) and are listed on Ghuzar's exhibitions p…
- Stance (station)الوقفةShowing & judging
- How the bird carries itself: body angle, chest lift, tail set and leg steadiness. Every breed has a required stance and judges score it as its own criterion with overall…