| Brown mesite | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Mesitornithiformes |
| Family: | Mesitornithidae |
| Genus: | Mesitornis |
| Species: | M. unicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesitornis unicolor (Des Murs, 1845)
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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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Mesitornis unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22692966A129881558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692966A129881558.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.