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Brown mesite
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The brown mesite (Mesitornis unicolor) 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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Mesitornithiformes |
Family: | Mesitornithidae |
Genus: | Mesitornis |
Species: | M. unicolor |
Binomial name | |
Mesitornis unicolor (Des Murs, 1845) | |
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