Alaemon
Alaemon is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae.
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Greater hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Alaemon Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 |
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range of genus |
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 |
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![]() | 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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References
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- "ITIS Report: Alaemon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Nicators, reedling, larks". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- "Certhilauda damarensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- "Certhilauda subcoronata bradshawi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- "Certhilauda benguelensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- "Chersophilus duponti margaritae - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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