The corn crake, corncrake or landrail (Crex crex) is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates to Africa for the Northern Hemisphere's winter.

It is a rasping double-noted croak, repeated on and on, suggesting a pen being drawn across a comb, or a raspy duck quack. Plumage brownish overall with gray face and breast, stout pinkish bill; in flight …

Corncrakes are related to waterbirds Moorhens, Coots and Water Rails but, unlike their family members, they live on dry land. Corncrakes are surprisingly small – only a little bigger than a Blackbird.

Nov 10, 2025 · The corncrake (Crex crex) is a secretive, ground-dwelling bird belonging to the rail family (Rallidae), which includes coots and moorhens. This migratory species is a summer visitor to its …

The Corncrake is a medium-sized bird with a compact body, short neck, and strong legs. Its plumage is predominantly brown and buff, with black streaks on the upperparts and barred flanks.

Now largely restricted to a small number of island and coastal strongholds in Scotland and Ireland, this migratory crake is a summer visitor to our shores.

Corncrakes prefer areas with lots of tall plant cover, where they spend most of their time hidden from view - often the only sign a corncrake is present is the strange call given from dusk till dawn. They …

The adult Corn Crake is 22 – 25 centimetres long and has mainly brown, heavily spotted upperparts, a blue-grey head and neck and reddish streaked flanks. The Corn Crake bird has a short bill and …

The Corn crake (Crex crex) is a medium-sized ground-dwelling bird that is found breeds in Europe and Asia and migrates to Africa to spend winter. Despite its elusive nature, the loud call has ensured the …

Behaviour The species is a long-distance migrant (Del Hoyo et al. 1996). It breeds during the months of April-August, with nests generally well separated but sometimes only 20-55 m apart from one …