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List of collective nouns for birds - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Coefficient, Collaborative, Collectivist, Collectivistic, Common, Communal, Communalist, Communist

See also Collective noun.

SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM
STATUS
auks A raft of auks Uncertain
birds A dissimulation of birds
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birds A volery of birds
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bitterns A sedge of bitterns
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bitterns A siege of bitterns
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bullfinches A bellowing of bullfinches
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buzzards A wake of buzzards
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capons A mews of capons
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chickens A peep of chickens
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chicks A clutch of chicks
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hens A brood of hens
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poultry A run of poultry
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Choughs A chattering of choughs
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choughs A clattering of choughs
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coots A cover of coots
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coots A raft of coots
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cormorants A flight of cormorants
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cranes A sedge of cranes
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crows A hover of crows
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crows A murder of crows
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crows A storytelling of crows
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curlews A head of curlews
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dotterel A trip of dotterel
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doves A dole of doves
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doves A dule of doves
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doves A flight of doves
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doves A piteousness of doves
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doves A pitying of doves
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doves A prettying of doves
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ducks A dopping of ducks (diving)
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ducks A plump of ducks (flying)
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ducks A paddling of ducks (on water)
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ducks A flush of ducks
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ducks A raft of ducks
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ducks A team of ducks
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dunlin A fling of dunlin
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eagles A convocation of eagles
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falcons A cast of falcons
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finches A charm of finches
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finches A trembing of finches
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finches A trimming of finches
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flamingoes A stand of flamingoes
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goldfinches A drum of goldfinches
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goldfinches A troubling of goldfinches
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goldfinches A charm of goldfinches
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geese A wedge of geese (flying)
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geese A flock of geese
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geese A gaggle of geese
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geese A nide of geese
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geese A skein of geese
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geese A plump of geese (on water)
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goshawks A flight of goshawks
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grouse A covey of grouse
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grouse A lek of grouse Uncertain
grouse A pack of grouse
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guillemots A bazaar of guillemots
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gulls A colony of gulls
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gulls A screech of gulls
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hawks A cast of hawks
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hawks A kettle of hawks
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herons A siege of herons
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hummingbirds A charm of hummingbirds
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jays A band of jays
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jays A party of jays
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jays A scold of jays Uncertain
lapwings A deceit of lapwings
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lapwings A desert of lapwings
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larks An exaltation of larks
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magpies A tiding(s) of magpies
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mallards A lute of mallards Uncertain
mallards A sord of mallards
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martens A richness of martens
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mudhen A fleet of mudhen Uncertain
nightingales A watch of nightingales
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owls A parliament of owls
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owls A stare of owls
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parrots A company of parrots
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parrots A pandemonium of parrots Uncertain
partridges A bew of partridges Uncertain
partridges A covey of partridges
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peacocks A muster of peacocks
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peacocks A pride of peacocks
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peacocks An ostentation of peacocks
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penguins A colony of penguins
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penguins A creche of penguins
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penguins A huddle of penguins
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penguins A parcel of penguins Uncertain
penguins A rookery of penguins Spurious
pheasants A bouquet of pheasants
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pheasants A covey of pheasants
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pheasants A nye of pheasants
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pigeons A kit of pigeons Uncertain
pigeons A loft of pigeons
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plovers A congregation of plovers
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quail A bevy of quail
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quail A covey of quail
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ravens A conspiracy of ravens
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ravens An unkindness of ravens
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rooks A building of rooks
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rooks A clamour of rooks
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rooks A parliament of rooks
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ruffs A hill of ruffs
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sandpipers A fling of sandpipers
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sea fowl A cloud of sea fowl
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seagulls A flock of seagulls
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sheldrakes A doading of sheldrakes
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snipe A walk of snipe
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snipe A wisp of snipe
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sparrows A host of sparrows
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sparrows A quarrel of sparrows
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sparrows A ubiquity of sparrows
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starlings A murmuration of starlings
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storks A muster of storks
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storks A phalanx of storks Uncertain
swallows A flight of swallows
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swallows A gulp of swallows Spurious
swans A wedge of swans (flying)
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swans A bank of swans
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swans A bevy of swans
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swans A whiteness of swans
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swans An eyrar of swans Uncertain
teal A diving of teal
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teal A spring of teal
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thrushes A mutation of thrushes
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turkeys A raffle of turkeys
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turkeys A rafter of turkeys
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Turtle Doves A pitying of turtledoves
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waterfowl A knob of waterfowl Uncertain
waterfowl A plump of waterfowl
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Wigeon A coil of widgeon
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woodpeckers A descent of woodpeckers
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External link

An exhaustive (though possibly partly fictitious) list of collective nouns for birds (http://www.nzbirds.com/Collective.html)

Example Usage of collective
willowyearby: Animal collective "Leaf House" ♫ http://twt.fm/343733
tweetpod: Audio: Fireworks - Animal collective i seriously have only been listening to this song for about 3 days... http://tumblr.com/xma48ue6k
fgeerdink: today: civil servants' biggest strike #turkey in decades. they want for example right to collective bargaining wages & working conditions
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