Alaemon Explained

Alaemon is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae, commonly called hoopoe larks.

Taxonomy and systematics

The name Alaemon comes from the Greek alēmōn, meaning "wanderer" (from alaomai, meaning "to wander"). The genus was established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.

Extant species

The genus contains two species:^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Alaemon alaudipes		Cape Verde Islands across much of northern Africa, through the Arabian peninsula, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
	Alaemon hamertoni		Somalia

Former species

Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Alaemon include:

Damara longbill (as Alaemon damarensis)^[2]
Gordonia longbill (as Alaemon bradshawi)^[3]
Benguela long-billed lark (as Alaemon benguelensis)^[4]
South-eastern Dupont's lark (as Alaemon Margaritae)^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Nicators, reedling, larks . World Bird List Version 8.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 15 July 2018 .
Web site: Certhilauda damarensis - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2016-12-16.
Web site: Certhilauda subcoronata bradshawi - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2016-12-17.
Web site: Certhilauda benguelensis - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2016-12-16.
Web site: Chersophilus duponti margaritae - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2016-12-18.