Cat Breeds Recognised by GCCF

There are photos of some of the breeds.

Most are from the Supreme Cat Show web site where you can read more about these Best of Variety and Supreme winners. The photos of the new breeds (which have not had the opportunity to win Best of Variety) have been supplied by their clubs.

Persian Foreign

Bi-Colour photo Abyssinian photo

Cameo Asian, inc. Bombay and Burmilla photo

Chinchilla photo Tiffanie (Longhaired Asian) photo

Colourpoint photo Bengal photo

Exotic (Short haired, Persian type) More information Cornish Rex photo

Golden photo Devon Rex photo

Pewter photo Egyptian Mau More information

Self photo Korat

Shaded Silver LaPerm More information

Smoke photo Ocicat photo

Tabby, inc. Tortie Tabby (Classic) Russian photo

Tortie, inc. Tortie & White photo Singapura photo

Snowshoe photo

Semi-longhair Sphynx

Birman photo Tonkinese photo

Maine Coon photo

Norwegian Forest Cat photo Burmese

Ragdoll photo all colours photo

Siberian

Somali More information Oriental

Turkish Van photo Self, inc. Havana & Foreign White photo

Turkish Vankedisi Shaded photo

Smoke

British Tabby, inc. Tortie Tabby photo

Bi-Colour (Classic, Mackerel, Spotted, Ticked)

Colourpointed photo Tortie

Self photo Oriental Longhair photo

Smoke Oriental Bicolour

Tabby, inc. Tortie Tabby

(Classic, Mackerel, Spotted) Siamese

Tipped, inc. Golden Tipped photo Self-pointed photo

Tortie, inc. Tortie & White photo Tabby-pointed, inc. Tortie Tabby photo

Manx photo Tortie-pointed photo

Selkirk Rex photo Balinese (Longhaired Siamese) photo

If you are thinking about buying a kitten for breeding or showing, please read the registration policy first.

Although the total number of cats registered does not vary a great deal from year to year, different breeds rise or fall in popularity.

Analysis of cats registered, by breed 1988-1996
Analysis of cats registered, by breed 1997-2005
Analysis of cats registered, by breed 2006-2009
The following publications are available from the GCCF Office

GCCF Guide to Breed Numbers: including an explanation of the numbers used to define the different colours and patterns
Standard of Points: booklet with Standards of Points for all GCCF breeds
Guide to Defects listed in the Standard of Points: further information about these faults and how to detect them

Meet the Breeds