Corn crake
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 medium-sized crake with buff- or grey-streaked brownish-black upperparts, chestnut markings on the wings, and blue-grey underparts with rust-coloured and white bars on the flanks and undertail. The strong bill is flesh-toned, the iris is pale brown, and the legs and feet are pale grey. Juveniles are similar in plumage to adults, and downy chicks are black, as with all rails. There are no subspecies, although individuals from the east of the breeding range tend to be slightly paler than their western counterparts. The male's call is a loud krek krek, from which the scientific name is de
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Corn crake
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 medium-sized crake with buff- or grey-streaked brownish-black upperparts, chestnut markings on the wings, and blue-grey underparts with rust-coloured and white bars on the flanks and undertail. The strong bill is flesh-toned, the iris is pale brown, and the legs and feet are pale grey. Juveniles are similar in plumage to adults, and downy chicks are black, as with all rails. There are no subspecies, although individuals from the east of the breeding range tend to be slightly paler than their western counterparts. The male's call is a loud krek krek, from which the scientific name is de
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Crex crex Crex crexFichier:Cre ...... s voire aux adultes eux-mêmes.
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De kwartelkoning of spriet (Cr ...... e kwartel (Phasianidae) hoort.
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Der Wachtelkönig (Crex crex), ...... a südlich der Sahara vorkommt.
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Derkacz zwyczajny, derkacz (Cr ...... cisłą. Wymaga ochrony czynnej.
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El guion de codornices o rey d ...... be su nombre común en español.
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Il re di quaglie o gallinella ...... urasia centrale e occidentale.
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O codornizão (Crex crex) é uma ...... zes, que são aves galliformes.
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The corn crake, corncrake or l ...... ge of local and dialect names.
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Коросте́ль, или дерга́ч (лат. ...... путно с другой пернатой дичью.
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مرعة الغيط (Corncrake) الاسم ا ...... لمزروعة ويعتبر مهاجر غير شائع.
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Crex pratensis
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Brown bird with gray face and ...... thicker patch of rough grasses
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Map showing the breeding regions of Crex crex , and their Winter migration region .
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Range of C. crex
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Crex crex Crex crexFichier:Cre ...... N LC : Préoccupation mineure
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De kwartelkoning of spriet (Cr ...... e kwartel (Phasianidae) hoort.
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Der Wachtelkönig (Crex crex), ...... a südlich der Sahara vorkommt.
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Derkacz zwyczajny, derkacz (Cr ...... hliwy, o skrytym trybie życia.
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El guion de codornices o rey d ...... be su nombre común en español.
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Il re di quaglie o gallinella ...... urasia centrale e occidentale.
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O codornizão (Crex crex) é uma ...... tas são longas e de cor clara.
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The corn crake, corncrake or l ...... hich the scientific name is de
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Коросте́ль, или дерга́ч (лат. ...... го-восточной части континента.
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مرعة الغيط (Corncrake) الاسم ا ...... لمزروعة ويعتبر مهاجر غير شائع.
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Codornizão
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Corn crake
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Crex crex
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Crex crex
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Derkacz zwyczajny
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Kwartelkoning
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Râle des genêts
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Wachtelkönig
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Коростель
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مرعة الغيط
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Corn crake
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