(CNN) -- A Chinese buyer bid more than $1.4 million for a prized Belgian racing pigeon in an "unprecedented" sale, according to the auctioneer that organized the sale. The pigeon, named Armando, is ...

A racing pigeon was bought at auction last Sunday – and the price tag was nothing to coo at. New Kim, a Belgian-bred racing pigeon, was sold for $1.9 million to a wealthy Chinese bidder under the ...

Armando was described as the Lewis Hamilton of pigeons. Armando is not your ordinary pigeon. He's been called the Lewis Hamilton of pigeon racing. He's mean, lean and one of pigeon racing's (yes, that ...

HALLE, Belgium — New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more. A wealthy Chinese pigeon racing fan put down a world record price of 1.6 million euros, or $1.9 million, ...

Sometimes a bird in the hand is worth much, much more than two in the bush. Two Chinese bidders operating under the pseudonyms Super Duper and Hitman drove up the price of a prized Belgian racing ...

A bird in the hand is worth $1.9 million in the bank. That’s the sky-high sum that a prized Belgian racing pigeon named New Kim fetched at auction on Sunday, setting a new world record. Two Chinese ...

KNESSELARE, Belgium, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A two-year-old Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim set a world record of 1.6 million euros ($1.89 million) at an auction that ended on Sunday, the online ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Juliana Kaplan Every time Juliana publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox ...

This one is for the birds: A racing pigeon considered one of the best ever was sold at an auction for a record $1.4 million. According to PIPA.be, a pigeon-racing website based in Belgium which ...

You might call him the Mike Trout of racing pigeons. A prized bird from Belgium just sold at auction for $1.4 million. The bird, named "Armando," is said to be the best long-distance racing pigeon of ...