Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon alaudipes

Least Concern

The Greater Hoopoe-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking seeds and insects, and many larks sing in display flights above grassland, desert, steppe, or farmland before dropping back to the ground.

Family: Alaudidae
Group: Larks
Range: Greater Hoopoe-Lark Range — Resident or seasonal range in North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts
Population: ≈ 500K–5M

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