Studies show that a single sparrow hawk catches at least 290 rodents a year, along with many sparrows and insects, thereby protecting crops and preventing destruction to forests.
根據統計，一隻松雀鷹在一年之內，至少可捕捉二百九十隻鼠類，及許多其他的鳥雀及昆蟲，保護了農作物及森林免受其害。