Corn Crake

Crex crex

Least Concern

The Corn Crake is a secretive relative of the rails that lives in hay meadows and tall grass rather than water. Its rasping, repetitive night-time call is far easier to hear than the bird is to see.

Males and females of this species look mostly alike.

Corn Crake trading card from Birdey

Quick facts

Conservation status
Least Concern
Habitat
Grassland
Region
Europe
Scientific name
Crex crex
Card variants in the game
2

Real rarity, real conservation

This species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Its population is widespread and currently not considered threatened.

Rarity in Birdey follows the IUCN Red List, the real-world conservation status of each species. The more threatened a bird is in the wild, the rarer its card is in the game.

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