National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) celebrated World Sparrow Day on March 20.
The theme for this year’s World Sparrow Day, “I love Sparrows”, emphasizes the role of individuals and communities in sparrow conservation.
This day is celebrated to increase public knowledge about sparrow’s declining population and the need for its conservation.
This occasion offers people a chance to unite and take action to protect and conserve sparrows.
About House sparrow
The house sparrow is not only among the most commonly found bird species in urban cities, but also the most loved.
It is a small brown-coloured bird, not bigger than a tennis ball, with black streaks on its back. The male and female are easily distinguishable, not in size but in coloration.
The male is dark brown, with a black bib, grey chest and white cheeks, whereas the female is light brown throughout its body, with no black bib, crown or white cheeks.
It is a social species, found in groups of eight to 10, chirping and chattering to communicate with each other.
The house sparrow is widespread across the world, inhabiting every continent, except Antarctica, China and Japan. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa.
