Scientific name: Crex
crex
A migrating bird with a
brown plumage, it doesn’t spend much time in the air and does so only at low
heights, in case of danger preferring to run through the ground-level
vegetation. It is a species that prefers pastures and straw cereal fields for
nesting. It also uses humid pastures nearby swampy fields and humid hayfields
with tall vegetation, where it builds its nest on the ground. It feeds on
insects, aquatic plants, buds and seeds.
Where
can be found:
Munții Gutâi (SiteCode
ROSPA0134)
Munții Trascăului (SiteCode
ROSPA0087)
Valea Izei şi Dealul Solovan (SiteCode ROSPA0171)