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Collective Nouns For Birds |
One of the most remarkable things about the animal kingdom and yet another crazy thing about the English language is the variety of collective nouns that all mean 'group'.
A
auks - a raft of auks
B
bitterns - a siege of bitterns
bobolinks - a chain of bobolinks
bullfinches - a bellowing of bullfinches
buzzards - a wake of buzzards
C
capons - a mews of capons
chickens - a peep of chickens
chicks - a clutch of chicks
choughs - a clattering of choughs
coots - a covert of coots
coots - a raft of coots
cormorants - a flight of cormorants
cranes - a herd of cranes
crows - a horde of crows
crows - a hover of crows
crows - a mob of crows
crows - a murder of crows
crows - a muster of crows
crows - a parcel of crows
crows - a parliament of crows
curlews - a herd of curlews
D
dotterel - a trip of dotterel
doves - a dole of doves
doves - a flight of doves
doves - a piteousness of doves
doves - a pitying of doves
ducks (diving) - a dopping of ducks
ducks (flying) - a plump of ducks
ducks (on water) - a paddling of ducks
ducks - a badling of ducks
ducks - a flush of ducks
ducks - a raft of ducks
ducks - a sord of ducks
ducks - a team of ducks
ducks - a twack of ducks
dunlin - a fling of dunlins
E
eagles - a congress of eagles
eagles - a convocation of eagles
F
falcons - a cast of falcons
finches - a charm of finches
finches - a trembing of finches
finches - a trimming of finches
flamingoes - a stand of flamingoes
G
goldfinches - a drum of goldfinches
goldfinches - a troubling of goldfinches
goldfinches - a charm of goldfinches
goldfinches - a chirm of goldfinches
geese - a gaggle of geese
geese (flying) - a wedge of geese
geese - a nide of geese
geese - a skein of geese
geese (on water) - a plump of geese
goshawks - a flight of goshawks
grouse - a covey of grouse
grouse - a lek of grouse
grouse - a pack of grouse
guillemots - a bazaar of guillemots
guinea fowl - a confusion of guinea fowl
gulls - a colony of gulls
gulls - a screech of gulls
hawks (tame) - a cast of hawks
hawks (tame) -a lease of hawks
hawks - a kettle of hawks
hens - a brood of hens
herons - a siege of herons
hummingbirds - a charm of hummingbirds
J
jackdaws - a clattering of jackdaws
jackdaws - a train of jackdaws
jays -a band of jays
jays - a party of jays
jays - a scold of jays
L
lapwings - a desert of lapwings
larks - a bevy of larks
larks - an exaltation of larks
larks - an exalting of larks
M
magpies - a conventicle of magpies
magpies - a tidings of magpies
mallards - a sute of mallards
mallards - a sord of mallards
martins - a richness of martins
mudhen- a fleet of mudhen
N
nightingales - a watch of nightingales
O
owls - a parliament of owls
owls - a stare of owls
P
parrots - a company of parrots
parrots - a prattle of parrots
parrots - a pandemonium of parrots
partridges - a covey of partridges
peacocks - a muster of peacocks
peacocks - a pride of peacocks
peacocks - an ostentation of peacocks
penguins - a colony of penguins
penguins - a creche of penguins
penguins - a huddle of penguins
penguins - a parcel of penguins
penguins - a rookery of penguins
pheasants - a bouquet of pheasants
pheasants - a covey of pheasants
pheasants - a nide of pheasants
pheasants -a nye of pheasants
pigeons - a kit of pigeons
pigeons - a loft of pigeons
plovers - a congregation of plovers
ptarmigan - a covey of ptarmigans
Q
quail - a bevy of quail
quail - a covey of quail
R
ravens - an unkindness of ravens
rooks - a building of rooks
rooks - a clamour of rooks
rooks - a parliament of rooks
ruffs - a hill of ruffs
S
sandpipers - a fling of sandpipers
sea fowl - a cloud of sea fowl
seagulls - a flock of seagulls
sheldrakes - a doading of sheldrakes
skylarks - an exultation of skylarks
snipe - a walk of snipe
snipe - a wisp of snipe
sparrows - a host of sparrows
sparrows - a quarrel of sparrows
sparrows - a ubiquity of sparrows
starlings - a murmuration of starlings
storks - a muster of storks
storks - a phalanx of storks
swallows - a flight of swallows
swallows - a gulp of swallows
swans - a gaggle of swans
swans (flying) - a wedge of swans
swans - a bank of swans
swans - a bevy of swans
swans - a whiteness of swans
swans - a herd of swans
swans - an eyrar of swans
swans - a gargle of swans
T
teal - a diving of teal
teal - a spring of teal
thrushes - a mutation of thrushes
turkeys - a raffle of turkeys
turkeys - a rafter of turkeys
turtle doves - a dole of turtledoves
turtle doves - a pitying of turtledoves
W
waterfowl - a knob of waterfowl
waterfowl - a plump of waterfowl
wigeon - a coil of wigeon
woodpeckers - a descent of woodpeckers
woodcocks - a fall of woodcocks
wrens - a herd of wrens
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