Common name of Crex crex, sometimes also called 'Landrail', of the family Rallidae or 'rails' (Gruiformes, suborder Grues). Unlike typical rails, the favourite habitat of the Corncrake is grassland. It is distributed over most of Europe and central Asia, and migrates to Africa in winter. For more general information about rails, see coots.

Alternative forms for Corncrake : corncrake, corncrakes, Crex.