The aim of this study was to describe the population’s perception about the presence of pigeons in public spaces and its implication in public health. An instrument containing the following variables was developed and validated by experts: demographic information, perception of factors related to the presence of pigeons, the problems they can cause, their importance as a reservoir of zoonoses, population control measures, human practices in relation to pigeons, and collateral problems of public interest. In total, 402 valid surveys were collected. Among them, 89.6% of participants recognized that pigeons transmit diseases, 78.9% heard of psittacosis, 78.1% of cryptococcosis, 72.4% of histoplasmosis, 71.9% of salmonellosis and 63.2% of colibacillosis. More than 80% recognized that pigeons produce environmental contamination by droppings, are hosts to external parasites, their population...