A Murder of Crows, A Parliament of Owls







What do You Call a Group of Birds?



Do you know what a group of Ravens is called? What about a group of peacocks, snipe or hummingbirds?

Here is a list of Bird Collectives, terms that you can use to describe a group of birds. Birds in general A flock of birds, a dissimulation of birds, a volery of birds Bitterns A siege of bitterns, a sedge of bitterns Chickens A peep of chickens Choughs A chattering of choughs Coots A cover of coots, a raft of coots Cormorants A flight of cormorants Cranes A sedge of cranes Crows A congress of crows, a murder of crows Curlews A herd of curlews Doves A dule of doves, a flight of doves, a dole of doves, a cote of coves, a piteousness of doves Ducks A paddling of ducks, a raft of ducks, a team of ducks, a dopping of ducks Dunlin A fling of dunlin Eagles A convocation of eagles Eggs A clutch of eggs Falcons A cast of falcons Finches A charm of finches, a trembling of finches Flamingos A flamboyance of flamingos Geese A gaggle of geese, a skein of geese Goldfinches A charm of goldfinches Goshawks A flight of goshawks Grouse A brace of grouse, a covey of grouse Guillemots A bazaar of guillemots Gulls A colony of gulls Hawks A cast of hawks, a kettle of hawks, a cast of hawks Hens (chickens) A brood of hens Herons A siege of herons Hummingbirds A charm of hummingbirds, a troubling of hummingbirds, a hover of hummingbirds Jays A band of jays, party of jays Kingfishers A concentration of kingfishers Lapwings A deceit of lapwings Larks An exaltation of larks Loons A raft of loons Magpies A tiding of magpies Mallards A sord of mallards, a flush of mallards, a puddling of mallards Nightingales A watch of nightingales Owls A parliament of owls, a wisdom of owls Parrots A company of parrots Partridges A covey of partridges Peacocks An ostentation of peacocks, a muster of peacocks Penguins A colony of penguins, huddles of penguins, a pride of penguins Pheasants A bouquet of pheasants, a covey of pheasants, a nye of pheasants, a nide of pheasants, a nest of pheasants Quail A bevy of quail, a covey of quail Pelicans A squadron of pelicans Plovers A congregation of plovers, a wing of plovers, a leash of plovers Ravens A conspiracy of ravens, an unkindness of ravens, a constable of ravens Rooks A building of rooks, a parliament of rooks Snipe A walk of snipe, a wisp of snipe Sparrows A host of sparrows, a quarrel of sparrows Starlings A murmuration of starlings Storks A mustering of storks Swallows A flight of swallows Swans A ballet of swans, a bevy of swans, a herd of swans, a whiteness of swans Teal A spring of teal Turtledoves A pitying of turtledoves Turkeys A rafter of turkeys, a muster of turkeys Waterfowl A plump of waterfowl Woodcock A fall of Woodcock Woodpeckers A descent of woodpeckers