see text Calandrella is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae.

The genus Calandrella was established by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829 with the greater short-toed lark as the type species.

[1] The genus name is a diminutive of Ancient Greek kalandros, the calandra lark.

[2] Four of the species in the genus use the shortened name of short-toed lark as an alternate name.

Six species are recognized in the genus:[3] At least one fossil species is included in this genus: Some authorities have classified the following species as belonging to the genus Calandrella: