This man talking about his pigeon problem might be one of the best prank calls of all time

This video of a man calling a pest control company to enquire whether they can deal with his pigeon problem has been described as "the funniest prank call of all time".

And with 6.4 million views and almost 200,000 shares in less than 24 hours on Facebook, it appears many people agree with that label.

Pretending to be a Mr Johnson, from Richmond, Surrey, the prankster's explanation to pest control officer Gary that he has "pigeons everywhere and I need them taken care of" quickly descends into a remarkably funny monologue.

Some of the language is NSFW, and one part is unnecessarily sexist, so beware:

Well, what’s not occurring Gary? I mean, they’re f~ing everywhere. I say pigeons, they’re more like f~ing condors, mate.