Kalmar “Genus Alauda” tana nufin rukunin tsuntsaye na dangin Alaudidae, wanda akafi sani da larks. Kalmar “genus” tana nufin matsayi na haraji da aka yi amfani da shi a cikin rarrabuwar halittu wanda ke tattare da nau'ikan nau'ikan halaye iri ɗaya. Alauda shine sunan kimiyya ga jinsin tsuntsaye wanda ya hada da nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) da lark mai kaho (Eremophila alpestris).