Collective Noun For Birds, Definition and Collective Noun Examples From A To Z
Collective Nouns for Birds
The diversity of collective nouns that all imply ‘group’ is one of the most fascinating aspects of the animal kingdom, as well as one of the many bizarre aspects of the English langupretenseow, is a thorough list of bird collective nouns, some well-known and some not so well-known.
A
albatrosses – a rookery of albatrosses
albatrosses – a weight of albatrosses
auks – a colony of auks
auks – a raft of auks
avocets – a colony of avocets
B
bitterns – a pretence of bitterns
bitterns – a sedge of bitterns
bitterns – a siege of bitterns
blackbirds – a cloud of blackbirds
blackbirds – a grind of blackbirds
bobolinks – a chain of bobolinks
bullfinches – a bellowing of bullfinches
buzzards – a wake of buzzards
C
capercaillie – a tok of capercaillie
capons – a mews of capons
chicks – a brood of chicks
chicks – a clutch of chicks
chicks – chattering of chicks
chickens – a brood of chickens
chickens – a peep of chickens
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
cranes – a sedge of cranes
cranes – a siege 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
crows – storytelling of crows
curlews – a herd of curlews
D
dotterel – a trip of dotterel
doves – a bevy of doves
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 sort of ducks
ducks – a team of ducks
ducks – a lack of ducks
dunlin – a fling of dunlins
E
eagles – a congress of eagles
eagles – a convocation of eagles
emus – a mob of emus
F
falcons – a cast of falcons
falcons – a soar of falcons
falcons – a tower of falcons
finches – a charm of finches
finches – a trembling of finches
finches – a trimming of finches
flamingos – a flamboyance of flamingos
flamingos – a stand of flamingos
G
godwits – omniscience of godwits
godwits – a prayer of godwits
godwits – a pantheon of godwits
goldfinches – a drum of goldfinches
goldfinches – a troubling of goldfinches
goldfinches – a charm of goldfinches
goldfinches – a chirm of goldfinches
goosanders – a dopping of goo sanders
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
H
hawks – a cast of hawks
hawks (tame) – a lease of hawks
hawks – a kettle of hawks
hens – a brood of hens
herons – a glean of herons
herons – a siege of herons
herons – a sedge of herons
herons – a station 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
K
kingfishers – a concentration of kingfishers
kingfishers – a crown of kingfishers
kingfishers – a realm of kingfishers
L
lapwings – a desert of lapwings
larks – a bevy of larks
larks – an exaltation of larks
larks – an exalting of larks
