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Mesitornithiformes

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Birds of Prey 328 Corvids 138 Cranes & Rails 190 Cuckoos & Turacos 180 Game Birds 307 Grebes, Loons & Flamingos 33 Herons, Pelicans & Ibises 120 Hornbills & Hoopoes 75 Hummingbirds 366 Kingfishers & Rollers 185 Nightjars & Allies 132 Owls 256 Parrots 409 Penguins 19 Pigeons & Doves 352 Ratites & Tinamous 59 Seabirds & Tubenoses 206 Shorebirds 394 Songbirds 6,620 Storks 20 Swifts 112 Trogons & Quetzals 47 Unusual & Unique Birds 57 Waterbirds 178 Woodpeckers & Toucans 444

Acanthisittidae 4 Acanthizidae 66 Accipitridae 254 Acrocephalidae 61 Aegithalidae 12 Aegithinidae 4 Aegothelidae 10 Alaudidae 98 Alcedinidae 117 Alcidae 25 Anatidae 174 Anhimidae 3 Anhingidae 4 Anseranatidae 1 Apodidae 108 Apterygidae 5 Aramidae 1 Ardeidae 74 Artamidae 24 Atrichornithidae 2 Balaenicipitidae 1 Bernieridae 11 Bombycillidae 3 Brachypteraciidae 5 Bucconidae 37 Bucerotidae 64 Buphagidae 2 Burhinidae 10 Cacatuidae 22 Calcariidae 6 Callaeidae 5 Calyptomenidae 6 Calyptophilidae 2 Campephagidae 108 Capitonidae 15 Caprimulgidae 98 Cardinalidae 54 Cariamidae 2 Casuariidae 4 Cathartidae 7 Certhiidae 9 Cettiidae 31 Chaetopidae 2 Charadriidae 69 Chionidae 2 Chloropseidae 12 Ciconiidae 20 Cinclidae 5 Cinclosomatidae 12 Cisticolidae 166 Climacteridae 7 Cnemophilidae 3 Coliidae 6 Columbidae 352 Conopophagidae 12 Coraciidae 13 Corcoracidae 2 Corvidae 138 Cotingidae 66 Cracidae 57 Cuculidae 157 Dasyornithidae 3 Dicaeidae 56 Dicruridae 28 Diomedeidae 21 Donacobiidae 1 Dromadidae 1 Dulidae 1 Elachuridae 1 Emberizidae 44 Erythrocercidae 3 Estrildidae 140 Eulacestomatidae 1 Eupetidae 1 Eurylaimidae 10 Eurypygidae 1 Falconidae 65 Falcunculidae 3 Formicariidae 12 Fregatidae 5 Fringillidae 238 Furnariidae 321 Galbulidae 18 Gaviidae 5 Glareolidae 17 Grallariidae 70 Gruidae 15 Haematopodidae 12 Heliornithidae 3 Hemiprocnidae 4 Hirundinidae 92 Hydrobatidae 18 Hyliidae 2 Hyliotidae 4 Hylocitreidae 1 Hypocoliidae 1 Ibidorhynchidae 1 Icteridae 108 Ifritidae 1 Indicatoridae 16 Irenidae 3 Jacanidae 8 Laniidae 34 Laridae 106 Leiothrichidae 143 Leptosomidae 1 Locustellidae 67 Lybiidae 44 Machaerirhynchidae 2 Macrosphenidae 18 Malaconotidae 50 Maluridae 33 Megalaimidae 35 Megapodiidae 21 Melampittidae 2 Melanocharitidae 12 Melanopareiidae 4 Meliphagidae 195 Menuridae 2 Meropidae 31

Africa 2,073 Antarctica 13 Australia & Oceania 1,833 Central America & Caribbean 1,183 Europe 2 Europe & Northern Asia 992 North America 854 Oceans & Seabirds 534 South & Southeast Asia 1,875 South America 3,245 Worldwide 10

Woodland 8,314 Wetland, lake & coast 1,102 Grassland & open country 961 Urban & human-modified 120 Suburban Gardens 3 Open Grassland 3 Wetlands 2 Deserts & Scrub 2

Small 3,256 Tiny 2,727 Medium 2,536 Large 1,481 Huge 589

White 56 Black 49 Brown 35 Grey 28 Red 20 Blue 13 Iridescent 12 Green 11 Orange 11 Yellow 11 Buff 10 Pink 2 Purple 2

Invertebrate-eaters 5,174 Omnivores 1,841 Fruit-eaters 1,112 Aquatic hunters 755 Seed-eaters 676 Nectar-feeders 541 Vertebrate hunters 275 Plant-eaters 95 Aquatic plant-eaters 89 Scavengers 22

Least Concern 8,120 Near Threatened 885 Vulnerable 624 Endangered 349 Critically Endangered 181 Extinct 168 Data Deficient 31 Extinct in the Wild 5

Species in this order

White-breasted Mesite

VU Vulnerable

White-breasted Mesite

Mesitornis variegatus

Medium
Woodland

Brown Mesite

VU Vulnerable

Brown Mesite

Mesitornis unicolor

Medium
Woodland

Subdesert Mesite

VU Vulnerable

Subdesert Mesite

Monias benschi

Medium
Woodland

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