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:
Extinct species
At least one fossil species is included in this genus: †Calandrella gali (late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary)
Former species
Some authorities have classified the following species as belonging to the genus Calandrella: Buckley's lark (as Calandrella buckleyi) Obbia lark (as Calandrella obbiensis) Sclater's lark (as Calandrella sclateri) Stark's lark (as Calandrella starki) Masked lark (as Calandrella personata) Botha's lark (as Calandrella fringillaris) Pink-billed Lark (as Calandrella conirostris) Raso lark (as Calandrella razae) Athi short-toed lark (as Calandrella athensis) Asian short-toed lark (as Calandrella cheleensis) Kazakhstan lesser short-toed lark (as Calandrella leucophaea) Somali short-toed lark (as Calandrella somalica) Sand lark (as Calandrella raytal)