Corn crake vs Watercock
The watercock is heavier: 390.4 g against 154.9 g for the corn crake, about 2.5 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a corn crake and a watercock?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The watercock is heavier: 390.4 g against 154.9 g for the corn crake, about 2.5 times the weight.
- They share the family Rallidae but sit in different genera: Corn crake in Crex, Watercock in Gallicrex.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Corn crake | Watercock | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Crex crex | Gallicrex cinerea |
| Family | Rallidae | Rallidae |
| Order | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Weight | 142 g – 169 g | 303 g – 503 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 5.83 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | wetland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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