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Corncake

HABITAT:

Spends the Northern winter in Africa, migrating in summer to visit many parts of Europe, particularly Ireland and the Baltic States.

DESCRIPTION:

A cousin of the domestic chicken. They are an extremely shy bird with a cleverly designed camouflage of dark brown stripes on a brown plumage. In their natural habitat of meadows and wetlands, they live quietly during the day, being rarely seen or heard.

THREATS:

Because of intensive farming practices in Europe, the corncake is now high on the list of Europe's most endangered wildlife. During the corncake's migrations many local hunters and trappers in the North African countries restock their larders, which is causing further depletion in numbers of the already hard-pressed birds.

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