Biology:Lesser hoopoe-lark

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Short description: Species of bird

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

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Alaemon hamertoni distribution map.png
resident range

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.

Taxonomy and systematics

The lesser hoopoe-lark has alternately been named Witherby's lark.[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • Warangeli lesser hoopoe-lark (A. h. alter) - Witherby, 1905: Found in northern and north-eastern Somalia
  • Burao lesser hoopoe-lark (A. h. tertius) - Clarke, S, 1919: Found in north-western Somalia
  • A. h. hamertoni - Witherby, 1905: Found in central Somalia

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1588387 entry