| White-breasted 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. variegatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesitornis variegatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1838)
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The white-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegatus) is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar. One of three species in the mesite family, Mesitornithidae, it is classified as 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Mesitornis variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22692949A129882359. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692949A129882359.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.