... populations in rural areas had declined by 47% by 2000, and those in urban and suburban areas by about 60% [ 1. ]
Passer domesticus
TITLE: Passer domesticus. Common or House-Sparrow.
NAMES: Gould, John (1804-1881) (Author)
COLLECTION: Birds of Great Britain
DATES / ORIGIN:
Date Issued: 1862 - 1873
Place: London
Publisher: J. Gould
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Lithographs Hand-coloured Extent: 54 x 36 cm
House sparrow
Gilded mercury daguerreotype on solid silver plate
Actual size: 5 x 4 inches (approx. 127 mm x 102 mm x 0.5mm)
Hallmarked: London, 2021
Made: August, 2021
Edition: 1/1
References
- BirdTrends 2020: trends in numbers, breeding success and survival for UK breeding birds - House sparrow
Woodward, I.D., Massimino, D., Hammond, M.J., Barber, L., Barimore, C., Harris, S.J., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Walker, R.H., Baillie, S.R. & Robinson, R.A. (2020)
Research Report 732. BTO, Thetford.
www.bto.org/birdtrends - Wild Bird Populations in the UK
Department for Environment Food And Rural Affairs
National Statistics
7 November, 2023 - Birds of Conservation Concern 5 - Summary leaflet (PDF 649 KB)
Author(s): Stanbury, A.J., Eaton, M.A., Aebischer, N.J., Balmer, D., Brown, A.F., Douse, A., Lindley, P., McCulloch, N., Noble, D.G. & Win, I.
December 2021