This review article presents general information about the pigeon (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789). It emphasizes the characteristics of its biology as the cause of structural deterioration and as a reservoir of multiple zoonotic agents such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, endoparasites and ectoparasites as well as a source of antigens that would be related to various diseases and allergies that can occur in the man. Th e objective of this systemic review of the literature was to review the biological aspects related to the pigeon, the capacity to cause structural and environmental deterioration, and the transmission of zoonotic diseases. Th erefore, a systematic spatio-temporal study of the literature from January 1984 to April 2021 was carried out to review the biological aspects related to the pigeon, the ability to cause structural and environmental deterioration, and the transmis...