Parasites and bacteria are reported in the faeces of birds in the current study. Fresh
faecal samples of the large-billed crow (Corvus spp.) were collected from the study site at Bangsar,
an urban setting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These samples were transported to laboratory and
analysed for parasites and bacteria. Pre-prepared XLD agar plates were used for culturing the
bacteria in the laboratory. Using the API 20ETM Test Strips, 9 different species of bacteria were
identified belonging to the family Enterobacteriacea. They were Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter
cloacae, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Kluyvera ascorbata, Salmonella arizonae,
Salmonella typhi, Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei. The protozoan parasites detected include
Cryptosporidium spp., Cyclospora spp., Blastocystis spp., and Capillaria hepatica and Ascaris
lumbricoidus ova. Environmental air samples collected on agar plates using an air sampler in
the area only produced fungal colonies. Some of these pathogens found in the crows are of
zoonotic importance, especially Cryptosporidium, Blastocystis, Cyclopsora, Salmonella, Shigella
and Kluyvera. The finding of Kluyvera spp. in crows in our current study highlights its zoonotic
potential in an urban setting