Alaemon
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Alaemon is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae, commonly called hoopoe larks.
Taxonomy and systematics
The name Alaemon comes from the Greek alēmōn, meaning "wanderer" (from alaomai, meaning "to wander").[1] The genus was established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.[2]
Extant species
The genus contains two species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Greater Hoopoe Lark - Kutch, crop.jpg | Alaemon alaudipes | Greater hoopoe-lark | Cape Verde Islands across much of northern Africa, through the Arabian peninsula, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India |
| Alaemon hamertoni | Lesser hoopoe-lark | Somalia |
Former species
Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Alaemon include:
- Damara longbill (as Alaemon damarensis)[4]
- Gordonia longbill (as Alaemon bradshawi)[5]
- Benguela long-billed lark (as Alaemon benguelensis)[6]
- South-eastern Dupont's lark (as Alaemon Margaritae)[7]
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