Corn Crake
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Corn Crake

Crex crex

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
44 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Corn Crake sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Eurasian Coot
LC

Eurasian Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica atra

30–40% · Possible
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

10–20% · With luck
Water Rail
LC

Water Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rallus aquaticus

5–10% · With luck
Little Crake

Little Crake

Bird

Porzana parva

<5% · Rare
Spotted Crake
LC

Spotted Crake

Bird

Porzana porzana

<5% · Rare
Baillon's Crake

Baillon's Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana pusilla

Insufficient data
Common Crane
LC

Common Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grus grus

10–20% · With luck
Demoiselle Crane
LC

Demoiselle Crane

Bird

Anthropoides virgo

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
20 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Corn Crake in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Corn Crake sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Corn Crake in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Corn Crake in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.

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