Lesser hoopoe-lark

Lesser hoopoe-lark
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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]

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

References

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^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.

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[2] "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.

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