List of collective nouns for birds
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SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM auks A raft of auks Uncertain birds A dissimulation of birds birds A volery of birds bitterns A sedge of bitterns bitterns A siege of bitterns bullfinches A bellowing of bullfinches buzzards A wake of buzzards capons[?] A mews of capons chickens A peep of chickens chicks A clutch of chicks hens A brood of hens poultry A run of poultry choughs A chattering of choughs choughs A clattering of choughs coots[?] A cover of coots coots[?] A raft of coots cormorants A flight of cormorants cranes A sedge of cranes crows A hover of crows crows A murder of crows crows A storytelling of crows curlews A head of curlews dotterel[?] A trip of dotterel doves A dole of doves doves A dule of doves doves A flight of doves doves A piteousness of doves doves A pitying of doves doves A prettying of doves ducks A dopping of ducks (diving) ducks A plump of ducks (flying) ducks A paddling of ducks (on water) ducks A flush of ducks ducks A raft of ducks ducks A team of ducks dunlin[?] A fling of dunlin eagles A convocation of eagles 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 goldfinches A drum of goldfinches goldfinches A troubling of goldfinches goldfinches A charm of goldfinches geese A wedge of geese (flying) geese A flock of geese geese A gaggle of geese geese A nide of geese geese A skein of geese goshawks[?] A flight of goshawks grouse A covey of grouse grouse A lek of grouse Uncertain grouse A pack of grouse guillemots A bazaar of guillemots gulls A colony of gulls gulls A screech of gulls hawks A cast of hawks hawks A kettle of hawks herons A siege of herons hummingbirds A charm of hummingbirds jays A band of jays jays A party of jays jays A scold of jays Uncertain lapwings A deceit of lapwings lapwings A desert of lapwings larks An exaltation of larks magpies A tiding(s) of magpies mallards A lute of mallards Uncertain mallards A sord of mallards martens[?] A richness of martens mudhen[?] A fleet of mudhen Uncertain nightingales A watch of nightingales owls A parliament of owls owls A stare of owls parrots A company of parrots parrots A pandemonium of parrots Uncertain partridges A bew of partridges Uncertain 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 Uncertain penguins A rookery of penguins Spurious pheasants A bouquet of pheasants pheasants A covey of pheasants pheasants A nye of pheasants pigeons A kit of pigeons Uncertain pigeons A loft of pigeons plovers A congregation of plovers quail A bevy of quail quail A covey of quail ravens A conspiracy of ravens 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 sandpipers A fling of sandpipers sea fowl[?] A cloud of sea fowl seagulls A flock of seagulls sheldrakes[?] A doading of sheldrakes 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 Uncertain swallows A flight of swallows swallows A gulp of swallows Spurious swans A wedge of swans (flying) swans A bank of swans swans A bevy of swans swans A whiteness of swans swans An eyrar of swans Uncertain 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 turtledoves[?] A pitying of turtledoves waterfowl A knob of waterfowl Uncertain waterfowl A plump of waterfowl widgeon[?] A coil of widgeon woodpeckers A descent of woodpeckers