| Alaemon | |
|---|---|
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| Greater hoopoe-lark(Alaemon alaudipes) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Alaemon Keyserling &Blasius, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Alauda desertorum[1] Stanley, 1814 | |
| Species | |
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| range of genus | |
Alaemon is a genus ofbirds in the familyAlaudidae, commonly called hoopoe larks.
The nameAlaemon comes from theGreekalēmōn, meaning "wanderer" (fromalaomai, meaning "to wander").[2] The genus was established byAlexander Keyserling andJohann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.[3]
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Alaemon include:
