Female sparrows lay more eggs when males fill nest with more feathers

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 14:07

Female sparrows invest more energy into laying eggs according to the male`s ability to fill the nest with feathers which serves to insulate the chicks from the cold.

Awareness campaign launched to save house sparrows

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 13:33

Aiming to conserve house sparrows and other neighbourhood birds, the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has launched a public awareness campaign involving students and morning walkers.

Robot built from dead bird helps study swamp sparrows

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 10:17

US biologists have studied the behaviour in the swamp sparrow species by creating a robot from a dead bird.

Birds could also feel music as humans do

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 19:24

A bird listening to birdsong may experience some of the same emotions as a human listening to music, suggests a new study on white-throated sparrows.

House sparrow is Delhi`s state bird

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 19:01

The humble house sparrow was Tuesday conferred the status of Delhi`s `state bird`.

Create a home. Create a life.

Last Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012, 13:26

Rakesh Khatri, executive director of Nature Foundation India, in conversation with Zeenews.com`s Sanjeev Kumar Dubey.

Promiscuity could be `costly` for sparrows

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 10:03

Usually female song sparrows stray from their breeding partner and mate with male next door.

Online survey for house sparrows

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 09:49

The BNHS is focusing on Uttar Pradesh where people in a very small number have registered their entries on the site so far.

Sparrows `sing out loud` to be heard in noisy cities

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 14:36

Sparrows change their tune to keep pace with city life and soar above the increasing cacophony of car horns and engine rumbles, a new study has revealed.