Lesser Hoopoe-Lark (Alaemon hamertoni) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestSmall · 41 g

About the Lesser Hoopoe-Lark

The lesser hoopoe-lark 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.

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Where the Lesser Hoopoe-Lark lives

Regular range

Somalia

When to see the Lesser Hoopoe-Lark

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Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipesThis lark is large, long-legged and slender-bodied with a distinctive down-curved bill.

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