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People consider Sparrows pests?
by smeagull 2y ago
People consider Sparrows pests?
- PlunderBunny 2y agoIt's strange, isn't it? I love them.
- yareally 2y agoThere are many kinds of sparrows, but the one people usually refer to as a pest is the Eurasian House Sparrow. Can be found on 6 continents, reproduces quickly, and are gregarious (most other sparrows don't live in groups). I find their antics to be interesting, but they're aggressive to other birds, especially for nesting sites (and they'll nest anywhere, unlike many of the birds they compete with).
- kwhitefoot 2y agoThey are only a pest outside their home range. In the UK they are in decline. "Conservation of the house sparrow Data suggests the UK's house sparrow population declined by 66% between 1977 and 2015, with urban populations faring worse than rural ones." https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/house-sparrow-passer-domesticus.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/house-sparrow-passer-domestic...
- yareally 2y agoFunny enough, so are European Pigeons and Starlings. We have too many here in the States, but on the decline in Europe. I'm guessing part of it is due to our sanitary habits here. Lots of food is trashed in a way that makes it easy for them to forge for it.
- stubish 2y agoIn Australia, they are an invasive species. They are now endemic, out competing native species across the continent.