order
Mesitornithiformes
Mesitornithiformes is an order in the class Aves. This database currently files 3 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 3
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 100%
- Weight range
- 110 g – 148 g
What is in Mesitornithiformes?
1 family filed directly under this order.
Best-known members of Mesitornithiformes
Ranked by popularity score.

Brown mesite
Mesitornis unicolor

White-breasted mesite
Mesitornis variegatus

Subdesert mesite
Monias benschi
How threatened is Mesitornithiformes?
3 of 3 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 3 | 100% |
All species in Mesitornithiformes
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown mesite | Mesitornis unicolor | Mesitornithidae | Vulnerable | 148 g | Not recorded |
| White-breasted mesite | Mesitornis variegatus | Mesitornithidae | Vulnerable | 110 g | Not recorded |
| Subdesert mesite | Monias benschi | Mesitornithidae | Vulnerable | 137.9 g | Not recorded |