White-breasted mesite White-breasted mesite The white-breasted mesite ("Mesitornis variegatus") is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar. One of three species in the mesite family, Mesitornithidae, it is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It has a small population and is restricted to five sites in the north and west of the island, and one in the east. The white-breasted mesite is a medium-sized terrestrial bird which is often described as rail-like (a family with which the mesites are sometimes placed). The species has a white face with distinctive facial markings (a white supercilium and dark malar
Disko Island sp., "Tetranchyroderma" sp., "Thaumastoderma" sp. and "Turbanella" sp. Disko Island Disko Island (, ) is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. It has an area of , making it the second largest island of Greenland (after the main island of Greenland) and one of the 100 largest islands in the world. The name "Qeqertarsuaq" means "The Large Island" (from "qeqertaq" = island). The island has a length of about , rising to an average height of , peaking at . The port of Qeqertarsuaq (named after the island, and also known as Godhavn) lies