Black Welsh Mountain sheep

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This article is about the black breed of Welsh sheep. For the black breed of Welsh cattle, see Welsh Black.

The Black Welsh Mountain sheep (Welsh Defaid Mynydd Duon, pronounced /ˈdevаɪd ˈmənɪð ˈdɪɔn/), is a colour type of the Welsh Mountain sheep. It occurs occasionally in flocks of other colours, but is now often maintained as a separate strain. Like other Welsh Mountain sheep it is found mainly on the hills in Wales, but is also kept elsewhere.

It is like other Welsh Mountain sheep but wholly black. Welsh Mountains are small, hardy sheep with no wool on the face or legs. The males are horned, but females are normally polled.