Ixodes arboricola explained

Ixodes arboricola, also called the tree-hole tick, is a species of tick that parasitises small passerine birds.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is among the most common species on the house sparrow.^[4]

Notes and References

1. D. R.. Arthur. Parasitology. 1952. 42. 155–159. 10.1017/S0031182000084407. Ixodes passericola Schulze. A description of the hitherto unknown male and larva, with a re-description of the female and nymph. 14929574. 1–2. 41672124 .
2. A Comparison of the Ectoparasites of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from North America and Europe. N. Sandra. Brown. Grant I.. Wilson. American Midland Naturalist. 94. 1. 154–165. 1975. 2424546. 10.2307/2424546.
3. The Occurrence of Ixodes arboricola Schulze and Schlotke (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) in Africa on Northward Migrating Birds. Carleton M.. Clifford. Harry Hoogstraal. Harry. Hoogstraal . Journal of Medical Entomology. 2. 1 . 1965 . 37–40 . 10.1093/jmedent/2.1.37. 14302109. free.
4. Book: Summers-Smith, J. Denis. J. Denis Summers-Smith

   . J. Denis Summers-Smith. The House Sparrow . Collins. New Naturalist. 1st.. 1963 . London. 131–132.