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| image = Mesitornis variegatus 1845.jpg
| nameimage = White-breasted Mesite - Ankarafantsika - Madagascar S4E9441 (15297364032).jpg
| name = White-breasted mesite
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{IUCNcite iucn |idauthor=106002954BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Mesitornis variegatus'' |assessorsvolume=[[BirdLife International]]2018 |versionpage=2012e.1T22692949A129882359 |yeardoi=201210.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692949A129882359.en |accessdateaccess-date=1612 JulyNovember 20122021}}</ref>
| regnumgenus = [[Animal]]iaMesitornis
| species = '''''M. variegatus'''''
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| binomial_authorityauthority = ([[Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I]], 1838)
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Mesitornithiformes]]
| familia = [[Mesitornithidae]]
| genus = ''[[Mesitornis]]''
| species = '''''M. variegatus'''''
| binomial = ''Mesitornis variegatus''
| binomial_authority = ([[Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], 1838)
}}
The '''Whitewhite-breasted Mesitemesite''' ('''''Mesitornis variegatus''''') is a ground-dwelling [[bird]] [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]]. One of three species in the [[mesite]] [[family (biology)|family]], Mesitornithidae, it is classified as [[Vulnerable species|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.
 
==Description==
The Whitewhite-breasted Mesitemesite is a medium-sized terrestrial bird which is often described as [[Rallidae|rail]]-like (a family with which the mesites are sometimes placed). The species has a white face with distinctive facial markings (a white supercilium and dark malar stripes) and a short dark straight [[beak|bill]]. The upperparts of the bird are rufous brown, the underside is white with a tawny chest band and a barred belly. The wings are short and rounded and the bird only flies a few metres when pursued. It has a melodic song and sings in the early morning and during the day.<ref name="arkive">{{cite web|title=White-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegatus)|url=http://www.arkive.org/white-breasted-mesite/mesitornis-variegatus/#src=portletV3api|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114073805/http://www.arkive.org/white-breasted-mesite/mesitornis-variegatus/#src=portletV3api|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2010|website=ARKive|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref>
 
==Ecology==
The White-breasted Mesite is a forest species; it forages slowly through the forest floor flicking over leaf-litter in order to find invertebrates. It travels in small family groups of 2-4 individuals. The preferred habitat is undisturbed [[deciduous forest]].
The white-breasted mesite is a forest species; living in groups of two to four individuals which can be seen resting, or feeding on the ground during the day. The brown upper plumage provides camouflage while the bird forage on the forest floor, flicking over leaf-litter to find invertebrates. Diet includes beetles, centipedes, cockroaches, crickets, flies, moths, spiders, and also seeds. Egg-laying mainly takes place from November to January with one to three white eggs with rust-coloured spots. The nests are a simple structure of interwoven twigs, within vegetation, and close to the ground.<ref name="arkive"/>
The population of this species is declining and is projected to continue doing so. It is sensitive to disturbance, and its forest home is threatened by [[logging]] and [[forest fire]]s. It is also subject to hunting pressure.
 
==Distribution==
The preferred habitat is undisturbed [[deciduous forest]] and the bird has a restricted distribution on five sites in the north and west of Madagascar, as well as one in the east, [[Ambatovaky Reserve]]. The northern and western sites are [[Analamerana Reserve]], [[Ankarafantsika National Park]], [[Ankarana Special Reserve]], [[Daraina forests]] and [[Menabe forest]].<ref>{{cite web|title=White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22692949|website=BirdLife International|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" />
 
==Status==
The population of this species is declining and is projected to continue doing so. It is sensitive to disturbance, and its forest home is threatened by [[logging]] and [[forest fire]]s. It is also subject to hunting pressure. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified the conservation status of this bird as ″vulnerable″.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" />
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* BirdLife International (2006) [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2954&m=0 Species factsheet: ''Mesitornis variegatus'']. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/9/2006
 
==External links==
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/grzimek_birds/Mesitornithidae/Mesitornis_variegata.jpg/view.html Image at ADW]
 
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