Larks (Alaudidae) - HBW 9
Greater Hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes)
French: Sirli du désert
German: Wüstenläuferlerche
Spanish: Alondra Ibis
Other common names: Hoopoe Lark, Bifasciated Lark, Large Desert Lark
Taxonomy: Upupa alaudipes Desfontaines, 1789, between Gafsa and Tozeur, Tunisia.
Affinities uncertain. May form a superspecies with A. hamertoni, but differs from that species in nest and display behaviour. Geographical variation rather slight; size increase partially clinal from W to E. Nominate race and doriae intergrade in Middle East. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- boavistae Hartert, 1917 - Cape Verde Is (Boavista, Maio).
- alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789) - Sahara Desert (from S Morocco S to Mauritania, N & C Mali, C Niger, C & E Chad and N Sudan) E to Syria, Jordan and N Arabia.
- desertorum (Stanley, 1814) - Red Sea coasts from S Sudan (Port Sudan) S to NW Somalia, and from C Saudi Arabia (Jiddah) S to S Yemen (Aden).
- doriae (Salvadori, 1868) - Iraq and E Arabia E to Pakistan and adjacent extreme NW India.
- Least Concern
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A bird walking and feeding on the ground Aqaba, Jordan (ssp alaudipes)
Adrian Long 30 September 2000 7 years ago 27 sec 4.1 -
A bird standing and walking Al Khor, Qatar (ssp doriae)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 1 year ago 41 sec 4 -
A male singing and displaying twice Erfoud, Morocco (ssp alaudipes)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 2 years ago 35 sec 3.9 -
A bird running and looking around Erfoud, Morocco (ssp alaudipes)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 2 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A bird on a bush in the wind, then singing and flying away Al Khor, Qatar (ssp doriae)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 1 year ago 32 sec 3.5 -
A bird on a bush, singing with strong wind Dayet Srji, Morocco (ssp alaudipes)
Christian Dortu 29 February 2008 1 year ago 11 sec 3.5
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A bird in the ground. Erg Chebbi, Morocco (ssp alaudipes)
Dc.Owl 22 December 2009 11 weeks ago 4 -
male singing Merzouga, Morocco
Aleix Comas 29 March 2009 49 weeks ago 3.3 -
perched male (the bird was eared singing) Tunisia (ssp alaudipes)
Georges Olioso 20 February 2007 44 weeks ago 3 -
An adult standing on the ground. Tamlelt, Figuig Province, Morocco (ssp alaudipes)
Christophe Gouraud 10 February 2009 24 weeks ago 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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