Mesitornithidae

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The list of species of Mesitornithidae family

The mesites (Mesitornithidae) are a family of birds that are part of a clade (Columbimorphae) that include Columbiformes and Pterocliformes. They are smallish flightless or near flightless birds endemic to Madagascar. They are the only family with more than two species in which every species is threatened (all three are listed as vulnerable).

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Brown mesite

Mesitornis unicolor

The brown mesite (Mesitornis unicolor ) is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar. It is one of three species in the mesite family or the Mesitornithidae, and though classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of...

Subdesert mesite

Monias benschi

The subdesert mesite (Monias benschi ) is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar. It is one of three species in the mesite family Mesitornithidae, and is restricted in distribution to a small low-land region in southwest Madagascar.

White-breasted mesite

Mesitornis variegatus

The white-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegatus ) is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar. One of three species in the mesite family, Mesitornithidae, it is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature...