Corn crake

Crex crex
Rails (Rallidae)

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A sturdy round brown marked bird with a short bill. The wings are rust coloured, visible in flight. A brown back with dark dotted lines and a lighter belly. The ♂ has a grey eyebrow, throat and breast.

Well hidden in bushes and grasses searching for seeds and bugs, the ♂ can be heard clearly at dusk. 

⇔ l. 22-25 cm

syn. Corncrake, Landrail

A migratory bird that often migrates with quails, wintering in Africa.

LA:
≈ The COTURNIX COTURNIX (Quail) is smaller and more yellow-brown coloured with shorter legs.

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