Mesites

The mesites (Mesitornithidae) are a family of birds that are part of a clade (Columbimorphae) that includes Columbiformes and Pterocliformes. They are somewhat small-bodied, flightless or near flightless birds endemic to Madagascar. All the species of this clade are listed as vulnerable.

Espécies desta família

• brown mesite Mesitornis unicolor
• white-breasted mesite Mesitornis variegatus
• subdesert mesite Monias benschi