Lesser hoopoe-lark

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

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.

Taxonomy and systematics

The lesser hoopoe-lark has alternately been named Witherby's lark. ^[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: ^[3]

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

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Alaemon hamertoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22717270A94526385. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717270A94526385.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Alaemon hamertoni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
3. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .