Sparrow

Sparrow is a species of birds that may be easily recognized as a result of it lives terribly near humans. This small bird originates from North Africa, but it has been with success introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Sparrow, unlike several different birds, cannot be found in forests and deserts. It prefers life close to human settlements, including each urban and rural areas. Number of sparrows shriveled dramatically in the last few years for unknown reason. Three quarters of sparrows disappeared from the London between 1994 and 2000. Due to fast decline in range of sparrows, this bird is listed as threatened (nearly endangered).
Sparrow is a very little bird. It can reach four to eight inches long and zero.8 to 1.4 ounces in weight.
Sparrow has stout body, covered with black, white and brown feathers. Its wings are rounded.
Males and females can be distinguished by the feather coloration: males have crimson backs and black bib, while females have brown backs with stripes.
Sparrows are terribly social and they sleep in colonies referred to as flocks. Sparrows are carnivores (meat-eaters) by nature, but they have modified their consumption habits once they learned to measure near folks. Sparrows primarily eat moths and other little insects, but they will additionally eat seed, berries and fruit.

One of the explanations why sparrows adapted to the life in human settlements is constant provide of food. Sparrows easily learned to eat "served food" once folks started to build bird feeders. When required (in the case of danger), they can accelerate to the speed of thirty one miles per hour. Although sparrows do not belong to the cluster of water birds, they can swim in no time to flee from the predators. Main predators of sparrows are cats, foxes, snakes and dogs. inexperienced and young birds are the main target and straightforward meal for these carnivores.