Corncrake  (Crex crex)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Gruiformes
Family Rallidae
Genus Crex (1)
Size Length: 27-30 cm (2)
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Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2007. Listed under Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive and Appendix II of the Bern Convention. Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List, and protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in the UK (3).