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").
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! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution
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| 120px|| Alaemon alaudipes || Greater hoopoe-lark || Cape Verde Islands across much of northern Africa, through the Arabian peninsula, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
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| || Alaemon hamertoni || Lesser hoopoe-lark || Somalia
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Former species
Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Alaemon include:
- Damara longbill (as Alaemon damarensis)
- Gordonia longbill (as Alaemon bradshawi)
- Benguela long-billed lark (as Alaemon benguelensis)
- South-eastern Dupont's lark (as Alaemon Margaritae)