2011 COM World Championships
An event not to be missed. The World Championship is taking place in Tours, France, in January 2011!
Organiser: Union Ornithologique de France
(World Ornithological Confederation for France)
MONDIAL COM TOURS 2011
Judging on 24, 25 and 26 January 2011
Open to the public on 28, 29 and 30 January 2011
Some provisional figures:
19 participating countries.
2,557 breeders.
22,894 birds expected.
Harz 255
Malinois 412
Timbrados 153
Colour canaries 9,215
Posture canaries 5,069
Domesticated exotic birds 1,491
Undomesticated exotic birds 1,053
European wildlife (wild-type) 904
European wildlife (mutant) 332
Hybrids 568
Posture budgerigars 368
Colour budgerigars 163
Lovebirds 732
Australian parakeets 863
Asian and African parakeets 172
American parakeets 483
Parrots 139
Columbidae 192
Quails and partridges 193
Total: 22,757 entries as at 16 December 2010
As for European wildlife, I shall have the pleasure of serving on the judging panel alongside Jacques FAIVRE
1,236 entries in the European wildlife category, including 904 in the wild phenotype class – a promising World Championship lies ahead.
See you soon in Tours.
Jean-Michel EYTORFF