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Gamero, A.; Székely, T.; Kappeler, P. 2014. Delayed juvenile dispersal and monogamy, but no cooperative breeding in white-breasted mesites (Mesitornis variegata). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68: 73-83.
Hawkins, A.F.A. 1994. Conservation status and regional population estimates of the White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegata, a rare Malagasy endemic. Bird Conservation International 4: 279-303.
Langrand, O. 1990. Guide to the birds of Madagascar. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Morris, P.; Hawkins, F. 1998. Birds of Madagascar: a photographic guide. Pica Press, Robertsbridge, UK.
Segan, D.B.; Hole, D.G.; Donatti, C.I.; Zganjar, C.; Martin, S.; Butchart, S.H.M.; Watson, J.E.M. 2015. Considering the impact of climate change on human communities significantly alters the outcome of species and site-based vulnerability assessments. Diversity and Distributions 21(9): 1101-1111.
ZICOMA. 1999. Zones d'Importance pour la Conservation des Oiseaux a Madagascar.
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-breasted-mesite-mesitornis-variegatus on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.