Urban House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations decline in North America

Berigan, Liam A.; Greig, Emma I.; Bonter, David N.

doi:10.1676/1559-4491-132.2.248

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“…The decline status in Andhra Pradesh was increased to 80% (Hussain et al, 2014). The recent global studies also stated that the sparrow population is still under decreasing trend (Berigan et al, 2021).…”

Section: International Journal Of Zoological Investigations Issn: 245...mentioning

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Status Survey of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) at West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Veera¹,

Lanka²

2021

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House Sparrow, the tiny bird was once a familiar bird species and was abundant around our habitats. A drastic decline of House Sparrow was observed for the past four decades. The recent surveys in 2021 also supported their decline. Non-availability of breeding spaces, reduction in the availability of food resources and indiscriminate usage of pesticides are some of the main threats for their survival. A survey was conducted across West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to know the status of House Sparrow in the year 2014. Data was collected from the senior citizens by framing a questionnaire related to their status during 1980-90 decade to find out various factors contributing to their abundance during that decade and to compare with the present trend. The survey reported that the sparrow population has been declined by 92% in all over the district. From some villages, it has been vanished completely. The survey data revealed that availability of food resources and spaces for nest construction were decreased.

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Section: International Journal Of Zoological Investigations Issn: 245...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Status Survey of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) at West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Veera¹,

Lanka²

2021

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“…Avery and Lockwood [24] have indicated that many different factors related, e.g., to their propensity to live with human settlements, good reproductivity ability, flocking behavior, boldness and general behavioral flexibility, are behind the House Sparrow s successful and rapid introduction history in North America. However, the House Sparrow has shown a worldwide decline [25][26][27][28][29][30], whereas the population trends of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow are not so clear [31]. Despite the wide distribution range and large population sizes, the House Sparrow populations have especially been declining in Europe, in its native distribution area [26,27], but also in its non-native distribution areas in North America [30].…”

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“…However, the House Sparrow has shown a worldwide decline [25][26][27][28][29][30], whereas the population trends of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow are not so clear [31]. Despite the wide distribution range and large population sizes, the House Sparrow populations have especially been declining in Europe, in its native distribution area [26,27], but also in its non-native distribution areas in North America [30]. In Europe, the declines of the House Sparrow started firstly in rural areas [26,28].…”

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“…In Europe, the declines of the House Sparrow started firstly in rural areas [26,28]. However, the decline of House Sparrow populations since the mid-1990s has mainly occurred in urban areas, both in Europe [26] and in North America [30]. Unlike the farmland decline of the House Sparrow, the urban decline appears to be proceeding at an increasing rate and is showing no sign of stabilization [32]; but see [31].…”

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Differential Long-Term Population Responses of Two Closely Related Human-Associated Sparrow Species with Respect to Urbanization

Jokimäki

Suhonen

Kaisanlahti‐Jokimäki

2021

Birds

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Urban planning and management need long-term population level studies for evaluating how urbanization influences biodiversity. Firstly, we reviewed the current population trends of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and the Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) in Europe, and evaluated the usefulness of citizens’ science projects to monitor these species in Finland. Secondly, we conducted a long-term (1991–2020) winter field study in 31 urban settlements along a 950 km north–south extent in Finland to study how latitude, weather and urbanization influence on sparrow’s growth rates. The House Sparrow is declining in 15 countries, and increasing in 5, whereas the Eurasian Tree Sparrow is declining in 12 and increasing in 9 European countries. The trend of the House Sparrow was significantly negative in continental Europe. However, the trend of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow was not significant. Both species have declined simultaneously in six countries, whereas in four countries, their trends are opposite. Citizen-based, long-term (2006–2020) winter season project data indicated that House Sparrow has decreased, whereas Eurasian Tree Sparrow has increased in Finland. However, the short-term (2013–2020) breeding season citizen-based project data did not indicate significant changes in the occupation rate of sparrows. Our long-term (1991–2020) field study indicated that wintering populations of the House Sparrow have decreased, whereas the Eurasian Tree Sparrows have both expanded their wintering range and increased their population size. Based on our winter count data, latitude and weather did not significantly influence the growth rates of sparrows. When the human population increased within the study plot, House Sparrow populations decreased, and vice versa. There was also a trend that a decreasing number of feeding sites has decreased the House Sparrow numbers. Urban-related factors did not influence the growth rate of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Our results indicate that the colonization of a new, even closely related species does not influence negatively on earlier urbanized species. It is probable that the niches of these sparrow species are different enough for allowing them to co-occur. The House Sparrow mainly nests on buildings, whereas the Eurasian Tree Sparrow can easily accept, e.g., nest boxes. Urban planning should take care of both the food availability and nest sites availability for both sparrow species.

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“…The sparrow damage is thought to be one of the factors that severely constrain the efforts for achieving self-sufficiency in food production. In addition, Berigan, et al (2020) ensured that House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations declined across much of their global range in the late 20 th century. Also, Jokimaki, et al (2021) obvious that changes in winter feeding food supply from oats and sunflower seeds to more diverse small-sized seeds have been probably beneficial.…”

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Damage In Wheat Fields Caused by The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus niloticus Nicoll and Bonhote, 1909) At Sharkia Governorate, Egypt

Khidr

Yacoub

2021

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology

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The damage in wheat fields caused by the house sparrow, Passer domesticus niloticus Nicoll and Bonhote, 1909 was estimated around different distances of certain sites at Sharkia governorate. Results revealed that wheat fields nearby houses significantly showed the highest values of damage (24.41%); whereas, wheat fields around animal husbandries significantly recorded median values of damage (16.53%). The lowest value of loss in wheat (7.87%) was significantly investigated in fields lay around fruit orchards. On the other hand, the damage caused by the house sparrow decreased with increasing the distances around the tested sites. The rate of damage in wheat fields due to house sparrow attack showed the highest value (50.01%) nearby houses; while, it gradually decreased to 33.87% around animal husbandry and 16.12% around fruit orchards. But, the rate of damage recorded the highest values of 80.33% at 10 meters; sharply decreased to 14.20% at 25 meters and 5.47% at 40 meters.

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Urban House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations decline in North America

Cited by 9 publications

References 38 publications

Status Survey of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) at West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Status Survey of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) at West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Differential Long-Term Population Responses of Two Closely Related Human-Associated Sparrow Species with Respect to Urbanization

Damage In Wheat Fields Caused by The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus niloticus Nicoll and Bonhote, 1909) At Sharkia Governorate, Egypt

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