Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(House Sparrow)

Interactions where Passer domesticus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of adult UK/Ireland Bruchus pisorum Pea Beetle, Spanish Bean Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Passeridae/Passer domesticus/Passer domesticushouse sparrow Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus pisorum/Bruchus pisorumpea beetle, spanish bean beetleadult

Interactions where Passer domesticus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
nestling has blood sucked by nymph UK/IrelandMinor Oeciacus hirundinis Martin Bug Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugnymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Passeridae/Passer domesticus/Passer domesticushouse sparrownestlingMinor nymph sucks the blood of nestling
nestling has blood sucked by adult UK/IrelandMinor Oeciacus hirundinis Martin Bug Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Passeridae/Passer domesticus/Passer domesticushouse sparrownestlingMinor adult sucks the blood of nestling

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Irelandhttp://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPasser domesticus (House Sparrow)
GenusPasser (sparrows)
FamilyPASSERIDAE (sparrows)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Passer domesticus (House Sparrow)

Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Passer domesticus (House Sparrow):

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