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Passer domesticus
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Species description or overview

Information about Passer domesticus from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
Information about Pylodictis olivaris is available from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (a product of IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group [ISSG]).

House sparrow, Passer domesticus, overview
A brief history of the house sparrow's introduction to the US, with images, sounds, a description, and information on its habits are provided by Cornell University.

Passer domesticus description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Passer domesticus as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Passer domesticus information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Passer domesticus, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Impacts

Passer domesticus impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Passer domesticus as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Passer domesticus management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Passer domesticus as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Images

Images of Passer domesticus (house sparrow) from Hawaii
Online images of Passer domesticus (house sparrow) from Hawaii are made available by Forest & Kim Starr.

Distribution

Passer domesticus worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Passer domesticus is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Full-text articles

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Experts

Passer domesticus contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Passer domesticus as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Passer domesticus references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Passer domesticus as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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