Amazing facts about Sparrow in English – 21 interesting facts about sparrow bird 

Don’t know where the sparrow bird got lost today. Mobile phones, towers, use of pesticides etc. are being held responsible for their disappearance. In childhood it could easily be seen in groups of 8-10 but now it has become a rarity. Let me inform you about this disappearing sparrow bird…

21 interesting facts about sparrow bird 

1. Every year on March 20, “World Sparrow Day” is celebrated in different parts of the world. It was started in 2010 considering the declining population of sparrows as a matter of concern.

2. Supporting the sparrow conservation and save sparrow campaign, the house sparrow was declared the state bird of Delhi in 2012 and the state bird of Bihar in 2013.

3. Sparrow is a very small bird. On average its length is 16 cm (6.3 inches) and weight is 24 to 40 grams.

4. According to scientists, about 43 species of sparrows exist. In the last few years its numbers have decreased by 60 to 80 percent.

5. Male and female sparrows can be identified on the basis of their colour:- Male sparrows have tobacco colored back and black stripes on their neck, while females have brown colored back and stripes.

6. Sparrows usually fly at a speed of 38 km per hour. But in times of danger, they can also fly at a high speed of 50 km per hour.

7. Sparrow’s food: Sparrows are naturally non-vegetarian, but ever since they started living close to people, they have changed their habits. Sparrowhawks’ food is mainly moths and other small insects, but they may also eat seeds, berries, and fruits.

8. In the late 1950s, the Chinese government started a campaign to kill millions of sparrows because they used to eat crops, but as soon as this campaign ended, the results were opposite because after killing millions of sparrows, crops in China were in decline. The number of edible insects increased greatly and due to this the situation became famine like.

Amazing facts about Sparrow in English –

9. Very few sparrow eggs contain DNA from both parents. Most have only their mother’s DNA.

10. It is the responsibility of the male sparrows to build their nest and while building the nest they try to attract the female sparrows.

11. On an average, a female sparrow lays 3 to 5 eggs every year. After 12 to 15 days, a sparrow is born from the egg. Both the male and female work together to take care of the eggs and their young. Only 15 days after its birth, a sparrow becomes capable enough to leave its nest.

12. Wild sparrows can live for an average of 4 to 5 years. But, a wild sparrow in Denmark lived for 19 years and 9 months, a world record for a wild sparrow. Sparrows reared in cages live on an average for 12 to 14 years. But, the record of a sparrow is to live for 23 years.

13. Most sparrows are sluggish, rarely flying farther than 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from their birthplace.

14. Even though they are not counted among water birds, they still have the ability to swim. To go from one place to another, they swim inside the water.

Amazing facts about Sparrow in English – 21 interesting facts about sparrow bird 

15. There are 4 lakh photoreceptors per square millimeter in the retina of the sparrow’s eye.

16. When sparrows are sad, they wag their tail repeatedly to reduce their stress.

17. Generally, sparrows walk by jumping instead of walking straight on the ground.

18. Animals like cats, dogs, snakes, foxes etc. mostly hunt sparrows. Sparrows are in danger from these few animals.

19. A major reason for the declining population of sparrows is the radiation emanating from mobile towers because usually sparrow babies hatch after hatching for 12 to 15 days, but near mobile towers the eggs do not hatch even after hatching for 30 days.

How high can a sparrow fly?

• Some species of sparrows live in mountainous areas at an altitude of about 3300 feet and sparrows can fly to a height of about 10-12 thousand feet. As a research, scientists took a trained sparrow to a height of 20 thousand feet and released it. It was surprising that the sparrow was flying even at a height of 20 thousand feet. But at this altitude his breathing rate had doubled and his body temperature had dropped by 2°C. Otherwise there was not much difference.

Gauraiya is known by different names in different states of India and in different languages:

• The scientific name of this bird is Passer domesticus. It is known as Chiraiya in Urdu, Jhirki in Sindhi, Chiri in Punjab, Cher in Jammu and Kashmir, Charai Pakhi in West Bengal, Gharachatiya in Orissa, Chakli in Gujarat, Chimni in Maharashtra, Pichuka in Telugu, Gubachchi in Kannada, Kuruvi in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Known as.