I came across this list the other day. Some are interesting and others amusing. I like, 'A Gatling of Woodpeckers', 'A Gulp of Swallows', and one I am not too sure of, ''A Reliant of Robins' ...
Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of collective nouns for birds, some familiar 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
capercaillies – 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 – a storytelling of crows curlews – a herd of curlews
D
dotterels – 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 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 egrets – a stand of egrets 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 – an 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 goosanders 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 hawks (in flight) – a boil of hawks hen harriers – a harassment of hen harriers hen harriers – a swarm of hen harriers 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 honeyeaters – a probe of honeyeaters 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 deceit of lapwings 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 gulp of magpies magpies – a mischief of magpies magpies – a tidings of magpies magpies – a tittering 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 owls – a study of owls owls – a wisdom of owls oystercatchers – a parcel of oystercatchers
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 pelicans – a pod of pelicans pelicans – a scoop of pelicans pelicans – a squadron of pelicans 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 band of pigeons pigeons – a dropping of pigeons pigeons – a kit of pigeons pigeons – a loft of pigeons pigeons – a passel of pigeons pigeons – a stool of pigeons plovers – a congregation of plovers ptarmigans – a covey of ptarmigans
Q
quails – a bevy of quail quails – a covey of quail
R
ravens – a conspiracy of ravens ravens – a constable of ravens ravens – an unkindness of ravens robins – a blush of robins robins – a bobbin of robins robins – a breast of robins robins – a carol of robins robins – a gift of robins robins – a reliant of robins robins – a riot of robins robins – a rouge of robins robins – a round of robins robins – a ruby of robins robins (American) – a worm of robins rooks – a building of rooks rooks – a clamour of rooks rooks – a parliament of rooks ruffs – a hill of ruffs
S
sandpipers – a bind of sandpipers sandpipers – a cluster of sandpipers sandpipers – a contradiction of sandpipers sandpipers – a fling of sandpipers sandpipers – a hill of sandpipers sandpipers – a time-step of sandpipers sea fowl – a cloud of sea fowl seagulls – a colony of seagulls seagulls – a flock of seagulls shelducks – a doading of shelducks shelducks – a dopping of shelducks 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 – an 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 gang of turkeys turkeys – a raffle of turkeys turkeys – a rafter of turkeys turtle doves – a dole of turtle doves turtle doves – a pitying of turtle doves
V
vultures – a committee of vultures vultures – a venue of vultures vultures – a volt of vultures vultures – a wake of vultures vultures (in flight) – a kettle of vultures
W
waterfowl – a knob of waterfowl waterfowl – a plump of waterfowl waxwings – a museum of waxwings wigeon – a coil of wigeon woodpeckers – a descent of woodpeckers woodpeckers – a gatling of woodpeckers woodcocks – a fall of woodcocks wrens – a herd of wrens