Corncrake (species: Crex crex) in Birds of Italy (Gaia Guide)

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Crex crex

Corncrake

©Ron Knight: Corncrake (Crex crex) at Chat Vale Beachy Head

©Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Aves

Order Gruiformes

Family Rallidae

Genus Crex

Species Crex crex

Colours

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates to Africa for the northern hemisphere's winter. (Wikipedia)