Lesser hoopoe-lark

Lesser hoopoe-lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Alaemon
Species: A. hamertoni
Binomial name
Alaemon hamertoni
Witherby, 1905
Subspecies

see text

resident range
Synonyms
  • Lesser hoope lark
  • Whiterby's lark
  • Witherby's lark

The lesser hoopoe-lark (Alaemon hamertoni) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to Somalia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

References


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