The lesser hoopoe-lark (''Alaemon hamertoni'') is a species of

lark Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark oc ...

in the family

Alaudidae Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occ ...

. It is

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to Somalia where its natural

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is subtropical or tropical dry lowland

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Taxonomy and systematics

The lesser hoopoe-lark has alternately been named Witherby's lark.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: * 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

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 A grassland is an area where the vegetation is d ...

Endemic birds of Somalia

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