Relationships With Humans
In parts of the range, the Russet Sparrow inhabits towns, and in most of its range, it occurs near cultivation, and is a minor pest of agriculture. Though it damages crops, it also feeds its nestlings largely on insect pests. In China, the Russet Sparrow has been recorded as a captive bird, kept with the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. In Japan it was eaten in the 1870s and sold in the Yokohama game market. The Russet Sparrow is known well enough in the Himalayas that in most languages it has a different vernacular name from the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Examples of these vernacular names include lal gouriya in Hindi and kang-che-go-ma in Tibetan. The Japanese artist Hokusai portrayed the Russet Sparrow, and due to this, it has appeared on postage stamps featuring Japanese art in Japan, The Gambia, and Guyana.
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