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Subdesert Mesite

Monias benschi Oustalet, J-FÉ; Grandidier, G 1903

The subdesert mesite is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar. It is one of three species in the mesite family Mesitornithidae, and is restricted in distribution to a small low-land region in southwest Madagascar. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Mesitornithiformes
Family:
  Mesitornithidae
Genus:
   Monias
Scientific:
  Monias benschi

Original description

Citation:
  Oustalet, J-FÉ; Grandidier, G 1903

Reference:
   Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9 p.11

Protonym:
  Monias Benschi

Type locality:
  Vorondreo, 25 km. east of Tulear, Madagascar.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27181#page/23/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E3662B23C447ED41

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E3662B23

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E3662B23

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561206


VULNERABLE

English:
Subdesert Mesite
Catalan:
Mesitornis de bec corvat
Czech:
mesit Benschův
Danish:
Langnæbbet Drosselrikse
German:
Halbwüsten-Stelzenralle
Spanish:
Mesito Monias
Spanish (Spain):
Mesito Monias
Finnish:
arokyyhkyrääkkä
French:
Mésite monias
Croatian:
dugokljuni drozdovac
Hungarian:
sarlóscsőrű lábasguvat
Icelandic:
Kjarrhlaupari
Italian:
Mesite monias
Japanese (romaji):
mesuakakuinamodoki
Japanese:
メスアカクイナモドキ
Lithuanian:
Monija
Dutch:
Bensch' Monias
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Krumnebbmesitt
Norwegian:
Krumnebbmesitt
Polish:
madagaskarnik krzywodzioby
Portuguese:
Mesito-do-sertão
Portuguese (Portugal):
mesito-de-bico-curvo
Russian:
Мония
Slovak:
mezita krivozobá
Serbian:
Polupustinjski mezit
Swedish:
bågnäbbad mesit
Ukrainian:
Монія
Chinese:
本氏拟鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
孤擬鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Mésite monias ( Monias benschi)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Mésite monias ( Monias benschi)
Clements 1st edition:
Bensch's Rail ( Mesoenas benschi)
Clements, version 2021:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Clements 3rd edition:
Monias ( Monias benschi)
Clements 4th edition:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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eBird version 2025:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Bensch's Monia ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Bensch's Monia ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Monias ( Monias benschi)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Monias benschi
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Monias benschi
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Monias benschi
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Subdesert Mesite ( Monias benschi)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Monias benschi
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Monias benschi

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Mesitornis de bec corvat, Mesitornis de Bensch
Czech: Mesit Benschuv, mesit Benschův
Danish: Benschs Drosselrikse, Langnæbbet Drosselrikse
German: Halbwüsten-Stelzenralle, Monias Stelzenralli, Moniasralle, Moniasstelzenralle, Moniasstelzenralli, Naka
English: Bensch's Mesite, Bensch's Monia, Bensch's Monias, Bensch's Rail, Monias, Subdesert Mesite
English, HBW: Subdesert Mesite
English (IOC): Subdesert Mesite
English (United States): Subdesert Mesite
Esperanto: Dezerta mesito
Spanish: Mesito Monia, Mesito Monias
Spanish (Spain): Mesito Monias
Spanish (HBW): Subdesert Mesite
Estonian: sirpnokk-roatelo
Finnish: Arokyyhkyrääkkä
French: Mésite monias, Monias, Monias de Bensch
Croatian: dugokljuni drozdovac
Hungarian: sarlóscsőrű lábasguvat
Icelandic: Kjarrhlaupari
Italian: Mesite monias, Monia di Bensch
Japanese (romaji): mesuakakuinamodoki
Japanese: メスアカクイナモドキ
Kirghiz: мония
Scientific: Mesoenas benschi, Monias benschi
Lithuanian: Monija
Malagasy: Naka
Dutch: Bensch' Monias, Bensch-monias
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krumnebbmesitt
Norwegian: Krumnebbmesitt
Polish: madagaskarnik krzywodzioby
Portuguese: Mesito-do-sertão
Portuguese (Portugal): mesito-de-bico-curvo
Russian: Мадагаскарский пастушок, Мадагаскарский пастушок мония, Мония
Slovak: mezita krivozobá
Serbian: Polupustinjski mezit
Swedish: bågnäbbad mesit, Markduvrall
Turkish: Benekli Mezit
Tatar: мония
Ukrainian: Монія
Chinese: 本氏拟鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 孤擬鶉

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