The Rufous Short-toed Lark (Calandrella somalica), also known as the Somali Short-toed Lark, is a small passerine bird.

This lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzaniain subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

The subspecies C. a. athensis, endemic to Kenya, is sometimes split as the Athi Short-toed Lark, Calandrella athensis (Sharpe, 1900).