| ID | 9896 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
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| Rough Address/Area | Govindpuri Main Rd, Gobindpuri, Govindpuri |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.53837204 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.26310730 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (main) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | A large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | House Sparrow: A Report
Location :- Govindpuri , Kalkaji
Specific facts
Height :- 6-8 cm
Length :- 10-15 cm
Group :- 5-20
1. There is characteristic distinction b/w Male & Female;on the basis of body colour.
2. Frequently seen in early morning.
3. They are very peaceful & co-op erative in behaviour & there is very less conflict observed
in a group.
4. They generally make nest in the cracks & holes in the walls of buildings.
5. There is no characteristic shape of nests.They make their nests according to the available space.
6. Food habits:- small grains,daliya,rice;they eat even boiled rice also.the suprising fact is that is that they wait for their turn for food , if the quantity of food is small .
“ I have never seen them conflicting for food . “
Male and female both are seen :
(A) Female– Body muddy brown in colour with chocolate brown,Black & White strips on back side. B Beak is almond coloured.
(B) Male-Body is chocolaty brown in colour , White strips on back , chest is white in colour .
Beak is dark black.
By-
Abhishek Soni
Student of life sciences
University of delhi
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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