| Lesser hoopoe-lark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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| 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.
The lesser hoopoe-lark has alternately been named Witherby's lark. [2]
Three subspecies are recognized: [3]
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