Facts
- Family
- Herding[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- UK Rural[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 293, group 1[4] Sheepdogs
- Origin
- Australia[4] Map point 25° S · 133° E[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Kelpie (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- KELP[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Border Collie. [1]
Also in the UK Rural clade: Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Borzoi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Greyhound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Old English Sheepdog, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Rough Collie, Scottish Deerhound, Shetland Sheepdog, Whippet.
Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.
Sources
- Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
- Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (
data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09 - Wikidata Q37520 (Australian Kelpie) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 293 "AUSTRALIAN KELPIE" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q408 (Australia, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.