Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes(Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
English (US) Greater Hoopoe-Lark
The Greater Hoopoe-Lark (Alaemon alaudipes) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alaudidae (Larks) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Alaemon alaudipes
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Described by
- (Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Alaemon alaudipes boavistae
- Alaemon alaudipes alaudipes
- Alaemon alaudipes desertorum
- Alaemon alaudipes doriae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Upupa alaudipes
- Described by
- (Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
- Type locality
- between Gafsa and Tozzer, Tunisia.
- Original description
- Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. Avec les Mémoires de Mathématique & de Physique (1787) p.504 pl.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Spike-heeled Lark
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Short-clawed Lark
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Karoo Long-billed Lark
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Eastern Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda semitorquata
Cape Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda curvirostris
Rufous-rumped Lark
Pinarocorys erythropygia
Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Thick-billed Lark
Ramphocoris clotbey
Bar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes cinctura
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