ORIGIN: Spain, in and around Seville. It is an old breed that was developed from the Colitejo (tile tail) pouter which was bred in Spain almost one thousand years ago.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: A relatively small pouter weighing 7 to 10 ½ ounces. Very loose feathered and gives the impression of actually being larger than it is. It has a fine-shaped head, fairly well inflated, creased globe, short keel, and flies with its tail scooped in a manner reminiscent of a lobster’s tail. Its rump feathers are abundant and long and from what is called the double tail.
HEAD (5 pts): Fine and rounded and profusely feathered, with loose feathers covering the tops of the eye ceres. These feathers sometimes stick out a bit forming what the Spaniards call "tufos".

EYES (2 pts.): Reddish orange in all but white and light splash which have bull eyes.

BEAK (3 pts.): Wide and profusely feathered with long, loose feathers. Finishing off at the wide rump.

NECK AND CROP (20 pts.): The neck is of short to medium length. The chest is broad. The crop is large and rounded without back globe development. The crop has a vertical crease. Feathering of the globe is loose, soft, and rich. Often times there are also filiplum like feathers growing on the crop as well.

RUMP (10 pts.): Wide and showing long loose feathers. When the bird coos and performs it should show a lot of hackle and the rump feathers should stick out so as to give the impression of a second tail.

WINGS (10 pts.): Strong and wide. Curved when opened for inspection.

TAIL (25 pts.): Short and wide feathers make up the tail. Usually, the center feathers (6 to 8) are broken because of the bird’s constant scooping effect and the natural breaking of those feathers. The tail is always arched downwards and forwards during courtship or flying. The tail is always longer than the legs and should never clear the ground while it is scooped.

LEGS (5 pts.): Short to medium, clean-legged and fine boned. The feathering of the hocks should be loose.

FEATHER QUALITY (10 pts.): Abundant soft, loose feather. Never tight against the body.

COLOR (5 pts.): Bred in numerous colors. Most common are ash red, blue, black, silver, splashed, white, etc. Clean, clear color preferred.

SERIOUS FAULTS: High-held, large crop with a back globe. Broad head. Heavy body. Tight rump feathering showing no hackle. Lacking scoop tail. Long keel. Wry tail.

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