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To assess the risk of psittacosis posed by domestic birds in the urban environment, the prevalence of <jats:italic>C. psittaci<\/jats:italic> antibodies in 413 chickens (<jats:italic>Gallus domesticus<\/jats:italic>; 305 caged and 108 free-range), 334 ducks (<jats:italic>Anas<\/jats:italic> spp.; 111 caged and 223 free-range) and 312 pigeons (<jats:italic>Columba livia<\/jats:italic>) in Lanzhou, north-western China, was detected using the indirect haemagglutination assay. The specific antibodies were found in sera of 55 (13.32\u200a%) chickens, 130 (38.92\u200a%) ducks and 97 (31.09\u200a%) pigeons. Statistical analysis showed that the seroprevalence of <jats:italic>C. psittaci<\/jats:italic> infection in chickens was significantly lower than that in ducks and pigeons (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05). The <jats:italic>C. psittaci<\/jats:italic> seroprevalence in caged and free-range chickens was 7.54\u200a% and 29.63\u200a%, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05). The <jats:italic>C. psittaci<\/jats:italic> seroprevalence in caged and free-range ducks was 26.13\u200a% and 45.29\u200a%, respectively (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05). To our knowledge, this is the first study indicating the presence of <jats:italic>C. psittaci<\/jats:italic> infection in market-sold chickens, ducks and pigeons in north-western China. Close contact with these birds is associated with a risk of zoonotic transmission of <jats:italic>C. psittaci<\/jats:italic>. 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