Lesser hoopoe-lark

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.

Lesser hoopoe-lark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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
See text
resident range

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