Brown Mesite
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mesites

Brown Mesite

Mesitornis unicolor

VUVulnerable Endemic to Madagascar
Family
Mesites (Mesitornithidae)
Order
Mesitornithiformes

Overview

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 Nature (IUCN), it is the most widespread of the three.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Rainforest of eastern Madagascar.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.