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Brown Mesite

Mesitornis unicolor (des Murs, MAPO 1845)

The brown mesite 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Mesitornithiformes
Family:
  Mesitornithidae
Genus:
   Mesitornis
Scientific:
  Mesitornis unicolor

Original description

Citation:
  (des Murs, MAPO 1845)

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 8 p.176

Protonym:
  Mesites unicolor

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2327484

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9963109A710DEBAC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9963109A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9963109A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561100


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Mesitornis unicolor: Rainforests of e Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Brown Mesite
Catalan:
Mesitornis unicolor
Czech:
mesit hnědý
Danish:
Brun Drosselrikse
German:
Einfarb-Stelzenralle
Spanish:
Mesito Unicolor
Spanish (Spain):
Mesito Unicolor
Finnish:
ruskokyyhkyrääkkä
French:
Mésite unicolore
Croatian:
smeđi drozdovac
Hungarian:
barna lábasguvat
Italian:
Mesite bruno
Japanese (romaji):
kuriirokuinamodoki
Japanese:
クリイロクイナモドキ
Lithuanian:
Rudoji vištelė
Dutch:
Bruine Steltral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunmesitt
Norwegian:
Brunmesitt
Polish:
madagaskarnik jednobarwny
Portuguese:
Mesito-marrom
Russian:
Бурый месит
Slovak:
mezita hnedá
Serbian:
Smeđi mezit
Swedish:
brun mesit
Ukrainian:
Роутело бурий
Chinese:
褐拟鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
褐擬鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Mésite unicolore ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Mésite unicolore ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 1st edition:
Brown Mesite ( Mesoenas unicolor)
Clements, version 2021:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements, version 2022:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 3rd edition:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 4th edition:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements, version 2015:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements, version 2016:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements, version 2017:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements, version 2018:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Clements, version 2019:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 1.50:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 1.52:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 1.53:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 1.54:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 1.55:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 2015:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 2016:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 2017:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 2018:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 2019:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 2021:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
eBird version 2022:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Mesoenas unicolor
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Mesoenas unicolor
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Mesoenas unicolor
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Brown Mesite ( Mesitornis unicolor)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mesitornis unicolor
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mesitornis unicolor

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Mesitornis unicolor
Czech: Mesit hnedý, mesit hnědý
Danish: Brun Drosselrikse
German: Einfarbstelzenralle, Einfarb-Stelzenralle
English: Brown Mesite, Brown Mesito, Brown Roatelo, Mesite
English, HBW: Brown Mesite
English (IOC): Brown Mesite
English (United States): Brown Mesite
Esperanto: Bruna mesito
Spanish: Mesito Castaño, Mesito Unicolor
Spanish (Spain): Mesito Unicolor
Spanish (HBW): Brown Mesite
Estonian: pruun-roatelo
Finnish: Ruskokyyhkyrääkkä
French: Mésite unicolore
Croatian: smeđi drozdovac
Hungarian: barna lábasguvat
Italian: Mesena bruna, Mesite bruno
Japanese (romaji): kuriirokuinamodoki
Japanese: クリイロクイナモドキ
Kirghiz: бир түстүү тартарчил, тартарчил
Scientific: Mesites unicolor, Mesitornis unicolor, Mesoenas unicolor
Lithuanian: Rudoji vištelė
Malagasy: manganahitra, Roatelo, Vorona atambo, Vorona atmbo
Dutch: Bruine Steltral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunmesitt
Norwegian: Brunmesitt
Polish: madagaskarnik jednobarwny
Portuguese: Mesito-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal): mesito-castanho
Russian: Бурый месит, Коричневый месит, одноцветная (бурая) пастушковая куропатка, одноцветный мадагаскарский пастушок
Slovak: Mezita hnedá
Serbian: Smeđi mezit
Swedish: Brun duvrall, brun mesit
Turkish: Boz Karınlı Mezit
Tatar: көрән көтүче көртлек
Ukrainian: Роутело бурий
Chinese: 褐拟鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 褐擬鶉

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