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"). The genus was established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.
Extant species The genus contains two species: Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Alaemon alaudipes Greater hoopoe-lark Cape Verde Islands across much of northern Africa, through the Arabian peninsula, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India Alaemon hamertoni Lesser hoopoe-lark Somalia
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)
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