Certhilauda desertorum; Print; The greater hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes); is a passerine bird which is a breeding resident of arid; desert and semi-desert regions from the Cape Verde Islands across much of northern Africa; through the Arabian peninsula; Syria; Afghanistan; Pakistan and India. It was formerly known as the bifasciated lark and sometimes as the large desert lark.; 1700-1880