You may be asking, What is a Sparrow?
Well, generally, sparrows are small, plump, brown and grey birds with short tails and small, powerful beaks. Males have reddish feathers on their backs and females are brown and striped. Sparrows sleep with the bill tucked underneath the scapular feathers.
Much communal chirping occurs before and after the birds settle in the roost in the evening, as well as before the birds leave the roost in the morning.
House sparrows are also resourceful and intelligent birds.
The sparrow serves the ecosystem of the earth. Sparrows mostly prefer seeds of millet, thistle weed, and sunflower seed. However, they also eat fruits and berries. By spreading seeds, sparrows help the survival of many plants (including endangered ones) that are the producers in an ecosystem.
I would just like to highlight, that sparrows feed babies of other bird species if they fall out of a nest or need help for survival.
House sparrow numbers have declined by 84 percent since 1966 due to hunting and harsh weather conditions. House sparrows are currently at the first stage of extinction, due to the following
• Increased levels of pollution.
• Loss of suitable nesting sites.
• Increased prevalence of disease.
• Increased levels hunting (Especially in the USA).
• Decrease of available feeders.
Now you may be asking, "What can I do?", well it's actually pretty simple. Keep a bowl of water and some grains for sparrows to feed on. Plant trees in and around your homes to create shelters for them. Keep bird feeders outside your house.
Many hawks hunt and feed on house sparrows. Providing natural cover for these small birds is the best way to protect them from hawk attacks.
If you find a Sparrow outside that isn't well, best you keep it warm and try to feed it. Rescuing even one sparrow, is saving the sparrow population.
Protecting sparrows from harm, and not harming them yourself, is the best you can do to protect these small birds from total extinction.
