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Lesser Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, HF 1905

The lesser hoopoe-lark 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. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Alaemon
Scientific:
  Alaemon hamertoni

Original description

Citation:
  Witherby, HF 1905

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Alaemon hamertoni

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8763489

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8A913C34C1641D91

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8A913C34

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8A913C34

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558492

Geographic range:

  • Alaemon hamertoni hamertoni: Deserts of n Somalia (south of latitude 7°N)
  • Alaemon hamertoni tertius: Deserts of n Somalia (west of longitude 47°E)
  • Alaemon hamertoni alter: Deserts of n Somalia (longitude 47°E to 49°E)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
Catalan:
alosa puput menuda
Czech:
skřivan travní
Danish:
Lille Hærfuglelærke
German:
Somaliläuferlerche
Spanish:
Alondra de Hamerton
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra de Hamerton
Finnish:
somaliankirjokiuru
French:
Sirli de Witherby
Croatian:
bjelonoga ševa
Italian:
Allodola upupa
Japanese (romaji):
himehashinagahibari
Japanese:
ヒメハシナガヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis kukutinis vieversys
Dutch:
Kleine Witbandleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Løpelerke
Norwegian:
Løpelerke
Polish:
skowron skromny
Portuguese:
calhandra-corredora
Russian:
Малый удодовый жаворонок
Slovak:
behuľa krátkozobá
Serbian:
Mala krivokljuna ševa
Swedish:
mindre härfågellärka
Ukrainian:
Пікір малий
Chinese:
小拟戴胜百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
小戴勝百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sirli de Witherby ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sirli de Witherby ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Lesser Hoopoe Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lesser Hoopoe Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Lesser Hoopoe Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Lesser Hoopoe Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Alaemon hamertoni [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Alaemon hamertoni [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Alaemon hamertoni [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark ( Alaemon hamertoni) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Alaemon hamertoni [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Alaemon hamertoni [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Малка папунякова чучулига
Catalan: alosa puput menuda
Czech: Skrivan menší, skřivan travní, skřívan travní
Chuvash: пĕчĕк хыркук тăрийĕ
Danish: Lille Hærfuglelærke
German: Somali Läuferlerche, Somaliläuferlerche
English: Lesser hoope lark, Lesser Hoopoe Lark, Lesser Hoopoe-Lark, Whiterby's Lark, Witherby's Lark
English, HBW: Lesser Hoopoe-lark
English (IOC): Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
English (United States): Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
Esperanto: Malgranda upupalaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra de Hamerton, Alondra Ibis Menor
Spanish (Spain): Alondra de Hamerton
Spanish (HBW): Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
Estonian: somaali jooksurlõoke
Finnish: Somaliankirjokiuru
French: Alouette de Witherby, Sirli de Witherby
Croatian: bjelonoga ševa
Italian: Allodola beccocurvo di Hamerton, Allodola upupa
Japanese (romaji): himehashinagahibari
Japanese: ヒメハシナガヒバリ
Kirghiz: кидик үпүпсымак торгой
Scientific: Alaemon hamertoni, Alaemon hamertoni hamertoni, Alaemon hemertoni
Lithuanian: Mažasis kukutinis vieversys
Dutch: Kleine Witbandleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Løpelerke
Norwegian: Løpelerke
Polish: skowron skromny
Portuguese: calhandra-corredora
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-de-hamerton
Russian: Малый удодовый жаворонок
Slovak: behuľa krátkozobá
Serbian: Mala krivokljuna ševa
Swedish: Mindre härfågellärka
Turkish: Somali ibibik toygarı, Somali İbibik Toygarı
Tatar: кече һөдһөдсыман тургай
Ukrainian: Пікір малий
Uzbek: кичик сассиқпопишаксимон тўрғай
Chinese: 小拟戴胜百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 小戴勝百靈

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