Subdesert mesite happening in most of its range apart from to the north of Manombo. The birds are also taken by dogs, by hunting, and introduced rats ("Rattus" sp) may also be a problem. In 2002 there was an estimated population 115,000 and it is estimated that numbers are falling. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified the conservation status of this bird as ″vulnerable″. Subdesert mesite The subdesert mesite ("Monias benschi") is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar. It is one of three species in the mesite family Mesitornithidae, and is restricted in distribution to a small low-land region
Littleton Island (Arctic) Littleton Island (Arctic) Littleton Island, also known as Littleton Islands, (Greenlandic: "Pikiuleq") is a small coastal island cluster in the Qaasuitsup municipality, off NW Greenland. Littleton is a rocky island surrounded by tiny islets and rocks. The main island lies approximately from NW Greenland’s coast in the Hatherton Bay, Smith Sound area. Littleton and nearby islets are one of the largest breeding grounds in Greenland for the common eider and have been designated an Important Bird Area. In July 1853, during the Second Grinnell Expedition on the brig "Advance" Kane built a cairn on Littleton Island. Kane named one of