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[[File:FishingCormorants.jpg|thumb|upright|alt= Illustration of fisherman on raft with pole for punting and numerous black birds on raft|The use of cormorants by Asian fishermen is in steep decline but survives in some areas as a tourist attraction.]]
Otherচৰাইৰ commerciallyপৰা valuableপোৱা productsবাণিজ্যিকভাৱে fromমূল্যৱান birdsপদাৰ্থ includeহৈছে feathersকাপোৰ (especiallyআৰু theশুৱাৰ [[Downবিভিন্ন feather|down]]সামগ্ৰীত ofব্যৱহৃত geeseপাখি and(বিশেষকৈ ducks),হাঁহজাতীয় whichচৰাইৰ are used as insulation in clothing and bedding, and seabird feces ([[guano]]পাখি), which is a valuable source of phosphorus and nitrogen. The [[War of the Pacific]], sometimes called the Guano War,ফছফৰাছ wasআৰু foughtনাইট্ৰজেনৰ inমূল্যৱান partউৎস overহিচাপে theসাগৰীয় controlচৰাইৰ ofমল guanoইত্যাদি৷ deposits.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.zum.de/whkmla/military/19cen/guanowar.html|title= The Guano War of 1865–1866.|publisher= World History at KMLA|accessdate=18 December 2007}}</ref>
Birdsবাণিজ্যিক haveলাভৰ beenবাবে domesticatedবহুতো byচৰাইক humansমানুহে bothপোহে৷ asৰঙীন petsচৰাই andযেনে forভাটৌ practical purposes. Colourful birds, such as [[(Parrot (family)|parrots]] andআদি [[myna]]s,মানুহে areপোহাৰ bredবাবে inবাহিৰৰ [[aviculture|captivity]]পৰা orবেআইনী keptভাৱে asচোৰাংকৈ pets,ইয়াক aঅনা practiceহয় that has led to the illegal trafficking of some [[endangered species]].৷<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1017/S0030605306000056 | last1 = Cooney | first1 = R | last2 = Jepson | first2 = P | year = 2006 | title = The international wild bird trade: what's wrong with blanket bans? | url = http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=409231 | journal = Oryx | volume = 40 | issue = 1| pages = 18–23 }}</ref> [[Falcon]]sচৰাইৰ andপ্ৰতি [[cormorant]]sমানুহৰ haveআকৰ্ষণো longযথেষ্ট৷ beenসেইবাবেই usedঅপেচাদাৰী forপক্ষী [[Falconry|hunting]]নিৰীক্ষকৰ andসংখ্যাও fishing,সমগ্ৰ respectively.বিশ্বত [[Messengerপ্ৰতিদিনে pigeon]]s,বৃদ্ধি usedপাই sinceগৈছে৷ at<ref>Pullis leastLa 1 ADRouche, remainedG. important as recently as [[World War II]](2006). Today,Birding suchin activitiesthe areUnited moreStates: common either as hobbies, fora entertainmentdemographic and tourism,<ref>{{Citeeconomic journalanalysis. |''Waterbirds doiaround =the 10world.2307/4140937'' |Eds. last1G.C. =Boere, ManziC.A. |Galbraith first1and =D.A. MStroud. |[[The last2Stationery =Office]], CoomesEdinburgh, | year = 2002 | first2 = OUK. Tpp. | title = Cormorant fishing in Southwestern China: a Traditional Fishery under Siege841–46. (Geographical Field Note) | url =[http://findarticleswww.comjncc.gov.uk/pPDF/articles/mi_go1895/is_200210/ai_n8674873pub07_waterbirds_part6.2.5.pdf |JNCC.gov.uk], journal = Geographic Review | volume = 92 | issue = 4| pages = 597–603 | jstor = 4140937 }}PDF</ref> or for sports such as [[pigeon racing]].
Amateur bird enthusiasts (called birdwatchers, twitchers or, more commonly, [[birding|birders]]) number in the millions.<ref>Pullis La Rouche, G. (2006). Birding in the United States: a demographic and economic analysis. ''Waterbirds around the world.'' Eds. G.C. Boere, C.A. Galbraith and D.A. Stroud. [[The Stationery Office]], Edinburgh, UK. pp. 841–46. [http://www.jncc.gov.uk/PDF/pub07_waterbirds_part6.2.5.pdf JNCC.gov.uk], PDF</ref> Many homeowners erect [[bird feeder]]s near their homes to attract various species. [[Bird feeding]] has grown into a multimillion dollar industry; for example, an estimated 75% of households in Britain provide food for birds at some point during the winter.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00430.x | last1 = Chamberlain | first1 = DE | last2 = Vickery | first2 = JA | last3 = Glue | first3 = DE | last4 = Robinson | first4 = RA | last5 = Conway | first5 = GJ | last6 = Woodburn | first6 = RJW | last7 = Cannon | first7 = AR | year = 2005 | title = Annual and seasonal trends in the use of garden feeders by birds in winter | url = http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00430.x | journal = [[Ibis (journal)|Ibis]] | volume = 147 | issue = 3| pages = 563–75 }}</ref>
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