What protection level does the sparrow have? A detailed look at its habits and lifestyle

The sparrow is a very small bird with brownish plumage marked with black spots, and there are mainly 5 species in our country. I remember as a child, we would always see sparrows around, and they did not seem afraid of us at all, often coming down to forage, and only flying away when you got close. But now, we hardly ever see them, and wild ones are becoming fewer and fewer. It is understood that the sparrow has been listed in the 2013 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1, so what protection level does the sparrow have? What are its habits and lifestyle?

1. What protection level does the sparrow have?

The sparrow is a second-class protected animal in our country. Because of hunting by humans and the advance of rural industrialization, the environment has become worse and worse, so the number of sparrows has become fewer and fewer. It is said that sparrows feed their young by searching for insects in the fields, so after the use of pesticides, there are fewer and fewer insects, and they cannot feed the next generation, so their production has declined.

There are also some people who do not understand this information and still sell sparrows, not realizing that this is illegal. As early as 2013, someone used purchased tools to catch three sparrows in a no-hunting area and was fined five thousand yuan. Why do people sell and kill sparrows? Because sparrow meat is a kind of game, and many people seek novelty, so they catch them to eat. There are also studies showing that sparrow droppings have certain medicinal value and can be used as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

We still need to remind everyone that the sparrow, as a nationally protected animal, has great economic and research value and needs to be protected by everyone together. If this species goes extinct, then future generations will not be able to learn about this species.

2. The sparrow's habits and lifestyle

1. The sparrow's habitat

The sparrow is a bird that very easily comes near people and is very bold; wherever humans live is its home. This is also why in the past we often saw their tiny figures in front of our own doors, and even if you went closer to look at them they were not afraid. Sparrows generally build their nests in places such as eaves and wall corners. If they are in the wild, they usually build their nests in tree holes.

2. What sparrows eat

The sparrow is an omnivorous animal. As we introduced earlier, during the nestling period it mainly eats insects, and when rice and wheat ripen these are their best food, so they do certain harm to crops. However, as the number of sparrows has decreased, they no longer endanger crops now.

3. How sparrows reproduce

Sparrows have a very strong reproductive capacity, and basically they are in their breeding period for three seasons of the year, usually laying about 6 eggs. Each year they can probably raise two clutches of young birds. When the chicks are just born, they rely on adult sparrows going out to forage and feed them, and only after half a month can they forage for themselves.

The above is an introduction to the questions of what protection level the sparrow has and what its habits and lifestyle are. We hope it helps everyone.