# Chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association

The chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association are listed in the American Standard of Perfection. They are categorized into classes: standard-sized breeds are grouped by type or by place of origin, while bantam breeds are classified according to type or physical characteristics.

## Large breeds

The large breeds are divided into six classes – American, Asiatic, Continental, English, Mediterranean, and All Other Standard Breeds – largely according to their place of origin.

### American

The American Class contains thirteen breeds which originated in Canada or the United States.$^{:11}$ All are heavy breeds, and most lay brown eggs;$^{:11}$ most are cold-hardy:
* Buckeye
* Chantecler
* Delaware
* Dominique
* Holland
* Java
* Jersey Giant
* Lamona
* New Hampshire
* Plymouth Rock
* Rhode Island Red
* Rhode Island White
* Wyandotte

### Asiatic

These three breeds originate in China; they are large, feather legged, and lay brown eggs:$^{:21}$
* Brahma
* Cochin
* Langshan

### Continental

This group consists of eleven breeds from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. They are mostly sprightly birds, the Faverolles being an exception:$^{:70}$
* Barnevelder
* Campine
* Crevecoeur
* Faverolles
* Hamburg
* Houdan
* La Fleche
* Lakenvelder
* Marans
* Polish
* Welsummer

### English

This class consists of five breeds from the United Kingdom and one from Australia:
* Australorp
* Cornish
* Dorking
* Orpington
* Redcap
* Sussex

### Mediterranean

These breeds originating in Italy and Spain have white earlobes and tend to be productive layers of white eggs. In general they are flighty, and exceptional free-range birds, with both evasion and foraging skills:$^{:178}$
* Ancona
* Andalusian
* Catalana
* Leghorn
* Minorca
* Sicilian Buttercup
* White-faced Black Spanish

### All other standard breeds

Other breeds are grouped in this class, which has three subclasses: Game, Oriental, and Miscellaneous. The Game subclass includes the non-oriental game birds, the Oriental subclass includes mainly birds from Asia; the Cubalaya, however, is from Cuba. The Miscellaneous subclass holds the remaining breeds.

#### Game

* Modern Game
* Old English Game
* American Game

#### Oriental

* Aseel
* Cubalaya
* Malay
* Phoenix
* Shamo
* Sumatra
* Yokohama

#### Miscellaneous

* Ameraucana
* Araucana
* Naked-neck
* Sultan

## Bantam breeds

Bantams are grouped according to type or physical appearance into six classes:

### Modern game

This class consists solely of the Modern Game bantam.

### Game

The Game class includes the remaining game bantams:
* American Game
* Old English Game

### Single comb clean-legged

This class contains all the bantam breeds with a single comb, excluding the game bantams:
* Ancona (single comb)
* Andalusian
* Australorp
* Campine
* Catalana
* Delaware
* Dorking (single comb)
* Dutch
* Holland
* Japanese
* Java
* Jersey Giant
* Lakenvelder
* Lamona
* Leghorn (single comb)
* Minorca (single comb)
* Naked-neck chicken
* Nankin (single comb)
* New Hampshire
* Orpington
* Phoenix
* Plymouth Rock
* Rhode Island Red
* Serama
* Spanish
* Sussex
* Welsummer

### Rose-comb clean-legged

This class groups breeds with both a rose comb and featherless legs:
* Ancona (rose comb)
* Bearded d'Anvers
* Dominique
* Dorking (rose comb)
* Hamburg
* Leghorn (rose comb)
* Minorca (rose comb)
* Nankin (rose comb)
* Redcap
* Rhode Island Red
* Rhode Island White
* Rosecomb
* Sebright
* Wyandotte

### Feather-legged

The breeds of this class have feathering on their legs and feet:
* Belgian Bearded d'Uccle
* Booted
* Brahma
* Cochin
* Faverolles
* Langshan (Croad Langshan)
* Silkie
* Sultan

### All other comb clean-legged

This class includes all of the breeds that do not fall into any of the other classes:
* Ameraucana
* Araucana
* Buckeye
* Chantecler
* Cornish
* Crevecoeur
* Cubalaya
* Houdan
* La Fleche
* Malay
* Polish
* Shamo
* Sicilian Buttercup
* Sumatra
* Yokohama