 When wintering in Africa , the corn crake occupies dry grassland and savanna habitats , occurring in vegetation 30 – 200 cm ( 0 @.@ 98 – 6 @.@ 56 ft ) tall , including seasonally burnt areas and occasionally sedges or reed beds . It is also found on fallow and abandoned fields , uncut grass on airfields , and the edges of crops . It occurs at up to at least 1 @,@ 750 metres ( 5 @,@ 740 ft ) altitude in South Africa . Each bird stays within a fairly small area . Although it sometimes occurs with the African crake , that species normally prefers moister and shorter grassland habitats than does the corn crake . On migration , the corn crake may also occur in wheatfields and around golf courses . 
 When wintering in Africa , the corn crake occupies dry grassland and savanna habitats , occurring in vegetation 30 – 200 cm ( 0 @.@ 98 – 6 @.@ 56 ft ) tall , including seasonally burnt areas and occasionally sedges or reed beds . It is also found on fallow and abandoned fields , uncut grass on airfields , and the edges of crops . It <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>occurs</mark></a> at up to at least 1 @,@ 750 metres ( 5 @,@ 740 ft ) altitude in South Africa . Each bird <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>stays</mark></a> within a fairly small area . Although it sometimes <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>occurs</mark></a> with the African crake , that species normally <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>prefers</mark></a> moister and shorter grassland habitats than <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>does</mark></a> the corn crake . On migration , the corn crake may also occur in wheatfields and around golf courses . 
When wintering in Africa , da corn crake occupies dry grassland and savanna habitats , occurring in vegetation 30 – 200 cm ( 0 @.@ 98 – 6 @.@ 56 ft ) tall , including seasonally burnt areas and occasionally sedges or reed beds . It is also found on fallow and abandoned fields , uncut grass on airfields , and tdaedges of crops . It occur at up to at least 1 @,@ 750 metres ( 5 @,@ 740 ft ) altitude in South Africa . Each bird stay within a fairly small area . Although it sometimes occur wid the African crake , that species normally prefer moister and shorter grassland habitats den do the corn crake . On migration , the corn crake may also occur in wheatfields and around golf courses .