STATUS AND FACTOR AFFECTING POPULATION OF Passer domesticus (HOUSE SPARROW): A REVIEW

Birds are denizens of the atmosphere and have been considered as a trademark species of inhabited areas. In India, five separate species of sparrows are found. Of the five, only one species is migratory while the rest are endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Passer domesticus (house sparrow), is the most abundant and widespread. The house sparrow has developed with humans, known best to live in close contact with us, in preference to forests. For years, it has peacefully coexisted with us in our homes and gardens, however within the remaining two decades, their populace is on the decline in almost every city. The reasons attributed are: Rapidly converting towns are now not an appropriate habitat for the house sparrow, as the brand new and cutting-edge designs of infrastructure does not deliver any room for the sparrow to nest; pollution induced by microwave radiations and pesticides; house sparrows lose their natural grasslands as neophyte spaces in our cities give way to more concrete buildings. The intention of this paper is to provide a past status, elements affecting population and control of the diminishing house sparrow.