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").[2] The genus was established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.[3]
Extant species
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 |
Former species
Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Alaemon include:
- Damara longbill (as Alaemon damarensis)[5]
- Gordonia longbill (as Alaemon bradshawi)[6]
- Benguela long-billed lark (as Alaemon benguelensis)[7]
- South-eastern Dupont's lark (as Alaemon Margaritae)[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alaudidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ITIS Report: Alaemon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Nicators, reedling, larks". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Certhilauda damarensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Certhilauda subcoronata bradshawi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Certhilauda benguelensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chersophilus duponti margaritae - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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