The rufous-rumped lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

It is found in western and central Africa from Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone to eastern Sudan, South Sudan and north-western Uganda.

Its natural habitat is dry savannah.

Originally, the rufous-rumped lark was classified within the genus Alauda.

Later, some authorities considered the rufous-rumped lark to be a species within the genera Certhilauda and Mirafra.