拟鹑科（学名：Mesitornithidae）为鹤形目的一科，现仅存2属3种，均为马达加斯加岛的特有种。生活在森林和灌木中，以昆虫和植物的种子为食。体型和习性接近鸡形目的鸟类，但嘴细长而下弯。目前其属于鹤形目还是鸡形目还存在一些争议。

The mesites (Mesitornithidae) are a family of birds that are part of a clade (Columbimorphae) that include Columbiformes and Pterocliformes. They are smallish, near flightless birds endemic to Madagascar. They are the only family with more than two species in which every species is threatened (all three are listed as vulnerable).