Lesser hoopoe-lark
The lesser hoopoe-lark (Alaemon hamertoni) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to Somalia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Alaemon |
Species: | A. hamertoni |
Binomial name | |
Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905 | |
Subspecies | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The lesser hoopoe-lark has alternately been named Witherby's lark.[2]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Alaemon hamertoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717270A94526385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717270A94526385.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Alaemon hamertoni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.

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