Alaemon
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Alaemon is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae, commonly called hoopoe larks.
Taxonomy and systematicsEdit
The name Alaemon comes from the Greek alēmōn, meaning "wanderer" (from alaomai, meaning "to wander").<ref name = "Jobling"/> The genus was established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.<ref name = "ITIS"/>
Extant speciesEdit
The genus contains two species:<ref name=ioc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Greater Hoopoe Lark - Kutch, crop.jpg | 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 speciesEdit
Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Alaemon include:
- Damara longbill (as Alaemon damarensis)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Gordonia longbill (as Alaemon bradshawi)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Benguela long-billed lark (as Alaemon benguelensis)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- South-eastern Dupont's lark (as Alaemon Margaritae)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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ReferencesEdit
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