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Photo by edenwatcher
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, September 2010
Mesitornis unicolor

Identification

30 cm, body brown, lighter below. Whitish streak behind eye.

Distribution

Eastern Madagascar.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Rainforests.

Status

Classed vulnerable by Birdlife International due to habitat fragmentation.

Behaviour

Diet

Little known about food, mainly invertebrates.

Breeding

Very little information avaiable on breeding, only 2 nests found.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International

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