Explore The 7 Unheard Facts About Sparrows On “World Sparrow Day”

“Oh ri chiraiyaan, nanhi si chidiyaan, angna mein fir aja re”The reason we are reciting these lines today on "World Sparrow Day" is not uncommon. Gorraiyaan or Sparrows are very common birds found everywhere once but now their population is declining not only in India but across the world.

Passer Domesticus or Gorraiyan is on the red list of the UK’s Royal Society for Protection of Birds and scenarios in India are not very different. World Sparrow Day is a reminder to us that these common birds are at risk.

And there is no one reason for it, pollution, mobile radiation, habitat destruction, use of insecticides, and increase in a number of cities; all these have made the survival of these amazing but ordinary-looking birds tough. Want to know what makes them so amazing? Read interesting facts about them below.

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There was a time when sparrows were our morning alarms. Even though it was noisy and unpleasant, at least they were better than the alarm clocks.

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Gorraiyyaan love human beings that’s why they are usually seen in cities, villages, and every place where one can find humans except the deserts and forests.

Above all, these are great pets and they will make your day. But let the birds free and don’t hold them captive in a cage. Even if you want, you can’t because they are dying and leaving their favorite dwellings and only we are responsible for it.

“I Love Sparrows” and you should love them too so, on World Sparrow Day let’s pledge to save them.