Alaemon alaudipes desertorum

Description

Family Alaudidae

A Family of small terrestrial birds with exhuberant songs and display flights. They are ground nesting, and most have long hind claws and a dull appearance . Diet is usually insects and seeds.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Passeroidea ()
        Family: Alaudidae () - Larks
        Genus: Alaemon () - Witherby, 1905
        Specific name: alaudipes
        Subspecies: desertorum
        Scientific name: - Alaemon alaudipes desertorum

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Alaemon

There are approximately 8 species in this genus:

A. alaudipes · A. alaudipes alaudipes · A. alaudipes boavistae · A. alaudipes desertorum · A. benguelensis · A. damarensis · A. hamertoni · A. jessei

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Notes

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 03, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1708379
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1473534
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2494579