corncrake

British  

/ ˈkɔːnˌkreɪk /

noun

1. a common Eurasian rail, Crex crex, of fields and meadows, with a buff speckled plumage and reddish wings

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Example Sentences

The corncrake was once widespread across Britain, arriving from Africa each spring.

From BBC

In Ireland, efforts are underway to preserve the call of the corncrake — a small, shy bird related to the coot.

From New York Times

“You hear about them making special trips to places in the west where they are going to hear the corncrake again. It’s sad that many young people have never heard it.”

From New York Times

These grasslands also support an even more threatened species, a shy, partridge-like bird called the corncrake, which remained silent and unseen.

From Washington Post

Among those most at risk are corncrakes, turtle doves, cuckoos, skylarks and nightingales.

From BBC