The House Sparrow is seen more or less in all parts of the world. It is seen in large numbers in different countries of Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, Srilanka and Mayanmar. It easily becomes a pet bird of the house and always lives close to people. It makes its nest under the rafters of a cottage roof and in small empty spaces of a building, in ventilators, with straws, dry leaves of grass and twigs. Their twittering fill a room. They live in pairs or in groups. A house sparrow is about 15 cm in size, smaller than the bulbul. The back of the male bird is brownish-yellow, it head is ash coloured, its back is black, its eyes brown-black, while its feet are yellow. The female bird is ordinary-looking, it is not very bright. Its food consists of rice, all kinds of grains, tiny worms and various kinds of fruits. The house sparrows no fixed period of breeding, they give birth to their offspring throughout the year. One bird lays three to five eggs. The male and the female bird incubate the eggs together and jointly discharge their family responsibilities.
