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An audio recording of a house sparrow. The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz).
His initial project involved constructing nests for house sparrows, a species experiencing a decline in urban areas. He founded the Eco Roots Foundation, [3] an organization dedicated to educating the public about birds and promoting the creation of bird-friendly environments. The foundation claims to have constructed over 6,97,000 nests to date.
Passer sparrows build an untidy nest, which, depending on species and nest site availability, may be in a bush or tree, a natural hole in a tree, in a building or in thatch, or in the fabric of the nest of species such as the white stork. The clutch of up to eight eggs is incubated by both parents typically for 12–14 days, with another 14 ...
The Jatayu and Sparrow Conservation Breeding Centre (JCBC), is the world's largest facility for the breeding and conservation of Indian vultures and the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). [1] It is located within the Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary in the town of Pinjore in the State of Haryana , India .
New World sparrows are related to Old World buntings, and until 2017, were included in the Old World bunting family Emberizidae. [10] [11] [4] The hedge sparrow or dunnock (Prunella modularis) is similarly unrelated. It is a sparrow in name only, a relict of the old practice of calling more types of small birds "sparrows". [12]
There have been local declines due to the use of DDT in Israel in the 1950s, competition for nest sites with house sparrows in the US in the 19th century, and an ongoing gradual decline in numbers in parts of Europe and Asia due to agricultural intensification, reducing the availability of insect food.
Empty nest boxes, and sites used by house sparrows or other hole nesting birds, such as tits, pied flycatchers or common redstarts, are rarely used for the autumn display. [ 37 ] The untidy nest is composed of hay, grass, wool or other material and lined with feathers , [ 31 ] which improve the thermal insulation. [ 38 ]
In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Old World sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. House sparrow, Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) Dead Sea sparrow, Passer moabiticus Tristram, 1864 (A)