Alaemon
Alaemon | |
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Greater hoopoe-lark | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Alaemon Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 |
Species | |
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Alaemon is a genus of birds in the Alaudidae family. Established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840, it contains two species:[1]
- Greater hoopoe-lark, Alaemon alaudipes
- Lesser hoopoe-lark, Alaemon hamertoni
The name Alaemon comes from the Greek alēmōn, meaning "wanderer" (from alaomai, meaning "to wander").[2]
References
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Alaemon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.