Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789)

Greater Hoopoe-Lark, Alaemon alaudipes, is a breeding bird of arid country in Africa and the Palearctic, from Morocco to Pakistan. It belongs to the lark family and was described by Desfontaines in 1789. It is a large, slender species with long legs and a down-curved bill. The face shows dark markings, including a line through the eye and pale lines from the bill beneath it. The breast is spotted, the underparts are buffy white, and the upperparts are sandy grey. The female is a little smaller, with weaker markings and a shorter bill.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Alaudidae — Larks

Breeding range

Africa, Palearctic: Morocco to Pakistan