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White-breasted Mesite
Mesitornis variegatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1838)
Mesitornithidae — Mesites
White-breasted Mesite, Mesitornis variegatus, is a forest bird of patchily distributed breeding areas in north-west, north-east and central Madagascar. It belongs to the mesite family, Mesitornithidae, and was described by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1838. It is a ground-living species tied to undisturbed deciduous forest. Its face is white with marked facial patterning, and it has a short, dark bill. The upper plumage is rufous brown, while the underparts are white with a tawny band across the chest and a barred belly.
- Order
- Mesitornithiformes
- Family
- Mesitornithidae — Mesites
- Breeding range
- Africa: patchily nw, ne, ce Madagascar
