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White-breasted Mesite

Mesitornis variegatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I 1838)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Charles Hesse 22-11-10 Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Madagascar (Madagascar) (120 m) Call (A) -   86851
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Charles Hesse 22-11-10 Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Madagascar (Madagascar) (120 m) Call (A) -   86852
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Ross Gallardy 2017-11-15 Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, plateau, Mahajanga (Madagascar) (150 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 418964
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Barry Edmonston 2018-05-15 Boeny, Mahajanga Province, Mahajanga (Madagascar) (170 m) call -

Single individual, 15 meters away, in dense ground foliage, about 1 meter above ground.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 422304
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Ken Behrens 2020-12-20 Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Mahajanga (Madagascar) (70 m) duet, female, male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 624011
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Peter Boesman 2012-10-11 Ankarafantsika NP, Mahajanga, Boeny (Madagascar) (? m) song - [sono] 762829
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Ken Behrens 2020-12-20 Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Mahajanga (Madagascar) (70 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 624013
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Peter Boesman 2012-10-11 Ankarafantsika NP, Mahajanga, Boeny (Madagascar) (? m) song - [sono] 762827
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Charles Hesse 22-11-10 Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Madagascar (Madagascar) (120 m) Call (A) -   86853
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Garry Bakker 2015-10-10 Ankarafantsika National Park, Boeny, Mahajanga Province, Mahajanga (Madagascar) (100 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 573776
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Ross Gallardy 2017-11-15 Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, plateau, Mahajanga (Madagascar) (150 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 418962
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Ross Gallardy 2017-11-15 Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, plateau, Mahajanga (Madagascar) (150 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 418963
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Brian Cox 13-11-01 Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Mahajanga (Madagascar) (320 m) song (A) -   57900
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Peter Boesman 2012-10-10 Ankarafantsika NP, Mahajanga, Boeny (Madagascar) (? m) song -

Duet

 762820
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Phil Gregory | Sicklebill Safaris | www.birder.travel 2013-11-24 , Mahajanga (Madagascar)   -   203970351
macaulaylibrary.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Peter Boesman 2012-10-10 Ankarafantsika NP, Mahajanga, Boeny (Madagascar) (? m) song -

Duet

 762821
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Peter Boesman 2012-10-10 Ankarafantsika NP, Mahajanga, Boeny (Madagascar) (? m) song -

Duet

 762822
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Peter Boesman 2012-10-11 Ankarafantsika NP, Mahajanga, Boeny (Madagascar) (? m) song - [sono] 762828
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Albert Lastukhin 2013-01-22 Ejeda, Ampanihy Ouest, Atsimo-Andrefana, Atsimo-Andrefana (Madagascar) (260 m) alarm call - [sono] 986801
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Frank Lambert 2025-11-09 Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, plateau, Boeny (Madagascar) (150 m) song - [sono] 1066191
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Garry Bakker 2018-10-10 Ankarafantsika National Park, Boeny, Mahajanga Province, Mahajanga (Madagascar) (100 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 573777
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Ken Behrens 2020-12-20 Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Mahajanga (Madagascar) (70 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 624010
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Frank Lambert 2025-11-09 Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, plateau, Boeny (Madagascar) (150 m) song -

A pair skulking in fairly dense understorey

 1066189
xeno-canto.org
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus Peter Boesman 2012-10-11 Ankarafantsika NP, Mahajanga, Boeny (Madagascar) (? m) song - [sono] 762830
xeno-canto.org
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