The pigeons (1000 carcasses) in urban localities of Mumbai city examined for prevalence of parasitic fauna revealed nematode species like Capillaria obsignata and Ascaridia columbae. The cestode species were Raillietina tetragona, R. echinobothrida, R. cesticillus and Cotugnia digonopora. The coccidian species were Eimeria columbae and E. labbeana. The ectoparasites were Pseudolynchia canariensis, Goniocotesb bidentatus and Columbicola columbae. Majority of pigeons showed mixed infections of ecto and endoparasites. Haemoproteus columbae was recorded in 35 out of 60 live pigeons on blood smear examination.
Ectoparasites, Endoparasites, Pigeon, Mumbai
