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Mesitornis (mesite)
Taxonomy
Mesitornis was named by Bonaparte (1855). It is extant.
It was assigned to Mesitornithidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Mesitornithidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Mesitornis Bonaparte |
| 2014 | Mesitornis del Hoyo et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Mesitornis Bonaparte 1855 [mesite]
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Mesitornis unicolor Des Murs 1845 [Brown mesite]
Mesitornis variegatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1838 [White-breasted mesite]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available