Sparrow Conservation Foundation Belagavi

Do you know that there is a main difference between male and female sparrows? Female have brown backs with stripes while the male has reddish backs with black bibs. Also, a male sparrow is slightly larger than female (in pic)

2. If they sense danger, they can swim at a fast pace.

4. Sparrows are not territorial in nature; they are protective and build their nests.

5. Male sparrows construct ne

sts to attract their female counterparts.

6. The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

7. House sparrows can live in urban or rural settings as they are strongly associated with human habitations.

8. They are found in widely varied habitats and climates, not in woodlands, deserts, forests and grasslands.

9. The average life expectancy of the wild sparrow is under 10 years and mainly closer to 4 to 5 years.

10. The flight of house sparrows is direct with continued flapping and no periods of gliding, averaging 45.5 km/h (28.3 mph) and about 15 wingbeats per second. So, now we come to know that World Sparrow Day is observed on 20 March every year around the world to raise the awareness among the people and countries to save these social chirping birds which are on the verge of extinction.