Alaemon
Genus of birds
01Taxonomy and systematics
The name Alaemon comes from the Greek alēmōn, meaning "wanderer" (from alaomai, meaning "to wander"). The genus was established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.
Extant species
The genus contains two species:
| 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)
- Gordonia longbill (as Alaemon bradshawi)
- Benguela long-billed lark (as Alaemon benguelensis)
- South-eastern Dupont's lark (as Alaemon Margaritae)
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Greater Hoopoe Lark - Kutch, crop.jpg by Supreet Sahoo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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