Avibase: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum (Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum))

Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum)

Alaemon alaudipes desertorum (Stanley, ES 1814)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Alaemon
Scientific:
  Alaemon alaudipes desertorum

Original description

Citation:
(Stanley, ES 1814)

Reference:
Voy. Abyssinia Trav. Interior [Salt] App. IV p.lx

Protonym:
Alauda desertorum

Type locality:
no locality = Hamphilah Island, Red Sea. ex. op. cit., app., p. xlix.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/183286#page/660/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B39F5BF41303A129

Avibase ID:
avibase-B39F5BF4

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B39F5BF4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922904

Geographic range:

Alaemon alaudipes desertorum: coastal Sudan (Port Sudan) to northwestern Somalia and Aden

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum)
French:
Sirli du désert (desertorum)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater Hoopoe-Lark (desertorum) ( Alaemon alaudipes desertorum)
Avilist 2025: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
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Clements 6th edition: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
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Clements, version 2015: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
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Clements, version 2017: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alaemon alaudipes desertorum [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Alaemon alaudipes [alaudipes, desertorum, doriae]

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