Alaemon
Alaemon is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The name Alaemon comes from the Greek alēmōn, meaning "wanderer". The genus was established by Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius in 1840.Extant species
The genus contains two species:| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| Alaemon alaudipes | Greater hoopoe-lark | Cape Verde Islands across much of northern Africa, through the Arabian peninsula, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India | |
| Alaemon hamertoni | Lesser hoopoe-lark | Somalia |