Brown Mesite

Mesitornis unicolor

Vulnerable

The Brown Mesite is a secretive forest-floor bird found only in Madagascar. It walks through humid evergreen forest, searching leaf litter for insects, seeds, and other small foods. Lowland forest loss and fragmentation keep this species in the Vulnerable category.

Family

Mesitornithidae

Group

Mesites

Range

Brown Mesite Range — Humid evergreen forests along eastern Madagascar

Population

≈ 2.5K-9,999

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