The white-breasted mesite 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 (IUCN). It has a small population and is restricted to five sites in the north and west of the island, and one in the east. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I 1838)
Reference:
Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci.
6 p.444
Protonym:
Mesites variegata
Type locality:
Madagascar.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514053
Avibase ID:
ABDA1FE517C51198
Avibase ID:
avibase-ABDA1FE5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ABDA1FE5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 707807
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mésite variée ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mésite variée ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 1st edition: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesoenas variegatta) |
Clements, version 2021: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2022: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2023: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2024: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 3rd edition: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 4th edition: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Clements 6th edition: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2015: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2016: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2017: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2018: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Clements, version 2019: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 1.50: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 1.52: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 1.53: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 1.54: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 1.55: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2015: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2016: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2017: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2018: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2019: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2021: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2022: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2023: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
eBird version 2024: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegatus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Mesoenas variegata |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mesoenas variegata |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mesoenas variegata |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-breasted Mesite ( Mesitornis variegata) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mesitornis variegatus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mesitornis variegatus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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