Calandrella
Calandrella is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The genus Calandrella was established by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829 with the greater short-toed lark as the type species. The genus name is a diminutive of Ancient Greek kalandros, the calandra lark. Four of the species in the genus use the shortened name of short-toed lark as an alternate name.Extant species
Six species are recognized in the genus:| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| Calandrella acutirostris | Hume's short-toed lark | from Iran and Kazakhstan to China. | |
| Calandrella dukhunensis | Mongolian short-toed lark | China and Mongolia | - |
| Calandrella blanfordi | Blanford's lark | northeast Africa and Arabia | |
| Calandrella eremica | Rufous-capped lark | southwestern Arabia and northern Somalia. | |
| Calandrella cinerea | Red-capped lark | Ethiopia and northern Somalia | |
| Calandrella brachydactyla | Greater short-toed lark | southern edge of the Sahara and India |
Extinct species
At least one fossil species is included in this genus:- †Calandrella gali
Former species