Mesites

Brown Mesite

Mesitornis unicolor

The Brown Mesite (Mesitornis unicolor) is a 148 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Mesites

Order

Mesitornithiformes

Weight

148 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Madagascar.

Where to see it: Ranomafana NP (Madagascar); Andasibe-Mantadia NP (Madagascar); Andasibe Mantadia National Park (Analamazoatra Reserve) (Madagascar).

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