One of the craziest oddities of the English language is that there are so many different collective nouns that all mean "group" but which are specific to what particular thing there is a group of: a herd of elephants, a crowd of people, a box of crayons, a pad of paper, etc. There is great diversity of collective nouns associated with animals, from a sleuth of bears to a murder of crows. The following is a list of the correct terms to describe groups of various types of animals.
aerie of eagles
aerie of hawks
army of ants
army of caterpillars
army of frogs
array of hedgehogs
band of coyotes
band of gorillas
bed of clams
bevy of doves
bevy of deer (roe deer)
bloat of hippopotami
brace of bucks
brace of ducks
brood of chickens
brood of chicks
brood of hens
bury of conies
business of ferrets
cartload of chimpanzees
cast of ferrets
cast of hawks
catch of fish
cete of badgers
chain of bobolinks
charm of finches
charm of goldfinches
chattering of chicks
clash of bucks
cloud of gnats
clowder of cats
clutch of chicks
clutter of cats
colony of ants
colony of badgers
colony of beavers
colony of frogs
colony of gulls
congregation of birds
congregation of crocodiles
congress of baboons
convocation of eagles
corps of giraffes
cote of doves
cover of coots
covey of grouse
crash of hippopotami
culture of bacteria
destruction of cats (wild cats)
dissimulation of birds
dole of doves
dout of cats (house cats)
down of hares
drift of hogs
drove of cattle
drove of donkeys
drove of goats
drove of hares
dule of doves
fesnying of ferrets
flange of baboons
flight of bees
flight of birds
flight of cormorants
flight of doves
flight of dragons
float of crocodiles
flock of birds
flock of geese
flock of ducks
flock of camels
flock of chickens
flush of ducks
gaggle of geese
gang of elk
glaring of cats
glint of goldfish
grist of bees
group of guinea pigs
harras of horses
haul of fish
hedge of herons
herd of buffalo
herd of elk
herd of hippopotami
herd of chamois
herd of donkeys
herd of antelope
herd of boar
herd of cattle
herd of chinchillas
herd of deer
herd of elephants
herd of giraffes
herd of gnus
herd of goats
herd of horses
hive of bees
horde of gerbils
horde of gnats
horde of hamsters
husk of hares
implausibility of gnus
kendle of cats (kittens)
kennel of dogs
kettle of hawks
kindle of cats (kittens)
kine of cattle
knot of frogs
lead of foxes
leash of deer
leash of foxes
leash of greyhounds
leash of hares
litter of dogs (puppies)
litter of cats (kittens)
lodge of beavers
memory of elephants
mob of emus
murder of crows
nest of hornets
nuisance of cats (house cats)
pace of donkeys
pack of dogs
pack of grouse
pack of bears (polar bears)
paddling of ducks
parade of elephants
parcel of deer
parcel of hogs
passel of hogs
peep of chickens
piteousness of doves
pod of dolphins
pounce of cats
prickle of hedgehogs
quiver of cobras
rabble of butterflies
raft of ducks
rag of colts
rake of colts
run of fish
school of fish
sedge of bitterns
sedge of cranes
sedge of herons
shoal of fish
shoal of herrings
shrewdness of apes
siege of bitterns
siege of cranes
siege of herons
singular of boar
skein of geese (in flight)
skein of goslings
skulk of foxes
sleuth of bears
sloth of bears
sounder of boar
stable of horses
storytelling of crows
swarm of ants
swarm of bees
swarm of butterflies
swarm of eels
swarm of flies
swarm of gnats
team of cattle
team of ducks
team of horses
tower of giraffes
trace of hares
tribe of baboons
tribe of goats
trip of dotterel
trip of goats
trip of hares
troop of horses
volery of birds
wake of buzzards
warren of hares
wedge of geese (flying in a 'V')
weyr of dragons
wing of dragons
yoke of cattle (two)
Collective Name
|
Animal | |
herd
|
of | antelope |
army
|
of | ants |
colony
|
of | ants |
swarm
|
of | ants |
shrewdness
|
of | apes |
flange
|
of | baboons |
congress
|
of | baboons |
tribe
|
of | baboons |
culture
|
of | bacteria |
cete
|
of | badgers |
colony
|
of | badgers |
sleuth
|
of | bears |
sloth
|
of | bears |
pack
|
of | bears (polar bears) |
colony
|
of | beavers |
lodge
|
of | beavers |
flight
|
of | bees |
grist
|
of | bees |
hive
|
of | bees |
swarm
|
of | bees |
congregation
|
of | birds |
dissimulation
|
of | birds |
flight
|
of | birds |
flock
|
of | birds |
volery
|
of | birds |
sedge
|
of | bitterns |
siege
|
of | bitterns |
herd
|
of | boar |
singular
|
of | boar |
sounder
|
of | boar |
chain
|
of | bobolinks |
brace
|
of | bucks |
clash
|
of | bucks |
herd
|
of | buffalo |
rabble
|
of | butterflies |
swarm
|
of | butterflies |
wake
|
of | buzzards |
flock
|
of | camels |
army
|
of | caterpillars |
clowder
|
of | cats |
clutter
|
of | cats |
glaring
|
of | cats |
pounce
|
of | cats |
dout
|
of | cats (house cats) |
nuisance
|
of | cats (house cats) |
kendle
|
of | cats (kittens) |
kindle
|
of | cats (kittens) |
litter
|
of | cats (kittens) |
destruction
|
of | cats (wild cats) |
drove
|
of | cattle |
herd
|
of | cattle |
kine
|
of | cattle |
team
|
of | cattle |
yoke
|
of | cattle (two) |
herd
|
of | chamois |
brood
|
of | chickens |
flock
|
of | chickens |
peep
|
of | chickens |
brood
|
of | chicks |
chattering
|
of | chicks |
clutch
|
of | chicks |
cartload
|
of | chimpanzees |
herd
|
of | chinchillas |
bed
|
of | clams |
quiver
|
of | cobras |
rag
|
of | colts |
rake
|
of | colts |
bury
|
of | conies |
cover
|
of | coots |
flight
|
of | cormorants |
band
|
of | coyotes |
sedge
|
of | cranes |
siege
|
of | cranes |
congregation
|
of | crocodiles |
float
|
of | crocodiles |
storytelling
|
of | crows |
murder
|
of | crows |
herd
|
of | deer |
leash
|
of | deer |
parcel
|
of | deer |
bevy
|
of | deer (roe deer) |
kennel
|
of | dogs |
pack
|
of | dogs |
litter
|
of | dogs (puppies) |
pod
|
of | dolphins |
drove
|
of | donkeys |
herd
|
of | donkeys |
pace
|
of | donkeys |
trip
|
of | dotterel |
bevy
|
of | doves |
cote
|
of | doves |
dole
|
of | doves |
dule
|
of | doves |
flight
|
of | doves |
piteousness
|
of | doves |
flight
|
of | dragons |
weyr
|
of | dragons |
wing
|
of | dragons |
brace
|
of | ducks |
flock
|
of | ducks |
flush
|
of | ducks |
paddling
|
of | ducks |
raft
|
of | ducks |
team
|
of | ducks |
aerie
|
of | eagles |
convocation
|
of | eagles |
swarm
|
of | eels |
herd
|
of | elephants |
memory
|
of | elephants |
parade
|
of | elephants |
gang
|
of | elk |
herd
|
of | elk |
mob
|
of | emus |
business
|
of | ferrets |
cast
|
of | ferrets |
fesnying
|
of | ferrets |
charm
|
of | finches |
catch
|
of | fish |
haul
|
of | fish |
run
|
of | fish |
school
|
of | fish |
shoal
|
of | fish |
swarm
|
of | flies |
lead
|
of | foxes |
leash
|
of | foxes |
skulk
|
of | foxes |
army
|
of | frogs |
colony
|
of | frogs |
knot
|
of | frogs |
flock
|
of | geese |
gaggle
|
of | geese |
skein
|
of | geese (in flight) |
wedge
|
of | geese (flying in a 'V') |
horde
|
of | gerbils |
corps
|
of | giraffes |
herd
|
of | giraffes |
tower
|
of | giraffes |
cloud
|
of | gnats |
horde
|
of | gnats |
swarm
|
of | gnats |
herd
|
of | gnus |
implausibility
|
of | gnus |
drove
|
of | goats |
herd
|
of | goats |
tribe
|
of | goats |
trip
|
of | goats |
charm
|
of | goldfinches |
glint
|
of | goldfish |
band
|
of | gorillas |
skein
|
of | goslings |
leash
|
of | greyhounds |
covey
|
of | grouse |
pack
|
of | grouse |
colony
|
of | gulls |
group
|
of | guinea pigs |
horde
|
of | hamsters |
drove
|
of | hares |
down
|
of | hares |
husk
|
of | hares |
leash
|
of | hares |
trace
|
of | hares |
trip
|
of | hares |
warren
|
of | hares |
aerie
|
of | hawks |
cast
|
of | hawks |
kettle
|
of | hawks |
array
|
of | hedgehogs |
prickle
|
of | hedgehogs |
brood
|
of | hens |
hedge
|
of | herons |
sedge
|
of | herons |
siege
|
of | herons |
shoal
|
of | herrings |
crash
|
of | hippopotami |
herd
|
of | hippopotami |
bloat
|
of | hippopotami |
drift
|
of | hogs |
parcel
|
of | hogs |
passel
|
of | hogs |
nest
|
of | hornets |
harras
|
of | horses |
herd
|
of | horses |
stable
|
of | horses |
team
|
of | horses |
troop
|
of | horses |
Collective Name
|
Animal | |
cry
|
of | hounds |
mute
|
of | hounds |
pack
|
of | hounds |
charm
|
of | hummingbirds |
clan
|
of | hyenas |
band
|
of | jays |
party
|
of | jays |
scold
|
of | jays |
smack
|
of | jellyfish |
herd
|
of | kangaroos |
mob
|
of | kangaroos |
troop
|
of | kangaroos |
deceit
|
of | lapwings |
ascension
|
of | larks |
exaltation
|
of | larks |
leap
|
of | leopards |
leep
|
of | leopards |
lepe
|
of | leopards |
pride
|
of | lions |
sault
|
of | lions |
sowse
|
of | lions |
troop
|
of | lions |
lounge
|
of | lizards |
herd
|
of | llamas |
plague
|
of | locusts |
tidings
|
of | magpies |
sord
|
of | mallards |
stud
|
of | mares |
richness
|
of | martens |
horde
|
of | mice |
mischief
|
of | mice |
nest
|
of | mice |
company
|
of | moles |
labor
|
of | moles |
movement
|
of | moles |
cartload
|
of | monkeys |
tribe
|
of | monkeys |
troop
|
of | monkeys |
troup
|
of | monkeys |
herd
|
of | moose |
barren
|
of | mules |
pack
|
of | mules |
rake
|
of | mules |
span
|
of | mules |
watch
|
of | nightingales |
bevy
|
of | otter |
family
|
of | otter |
raft
|
of | otter |
romp
|
of | otter |
parliament
|
of | owls |
drove
|
of | oxen |
herd
|
of | oxen |
span
|
of | oxen |
team
|
of | oxen |
yoke
|
of | oxen (two) |
bed
|
of | oysters |
company
|
of | parrots |
covey
|
of | partridges |
muster
|
of | peacocks |
ostentation
|
of | peacocks |
colony
|
of | penguins |
crèche
|
of | penguins |
huddle
|
of | penguins |
parcel
|
of | penguins |
rookery
|
of | penguins |
nest
|
of | pheasants |
nide
|
of | pheasants (on the ground) |
nye
|
of | pheasants (on the ground) |
bouquet
|
of | pheasants (when flushed) |
flight
|
of | pigeons |
flock
|
of | pigeons |
drove
|
of | pigs |
herd
|
of | pigs |
litter
|
of | pigs |
farrow
|
of | pigs (piglets) |
sounder
|
of | pigs (wild pigs) |
shoal
|
of | pilchards |
congregation
|
of | plovers |
wing
|
of | plovers |
chine
|
of | polecats |
string
|
of | ponies |
pod
|
of | porpoises |
school
|
of | porpoises |
passel
|
of | possum |
coterie
|
of | prairie dogs |
bevy
|
of | quail |
covey
|
of | quail |
bury
|
of | rabbits |
colony
|
of | rabbits |
down
|
of | rabbits |
drove
|
of | rabbits |
husk
|
of | rabbits |
leash
|
of | rabbits |
trace
|
of | rabbits |
trip
|
of | rabbits |
warren
|
of | rabbits |
nest
|
of | rabbits (young) |
wrack
|
of | rabbits (young) |
gaze
|
of | raccoons |
nursery
|
of | raccoons |
colony
|
of | rats |
horde
|
of | rats |
mischief
|
of | rats |
pack
|
of | rats |
plague
|
of | rats |
swarm
|
of | rats |
rhumba
|
of | rattlesnakes |
storytelling
|
of | ravens |
unkindness
|
of | ravens |
crash
|
of | rhinoceri |
building
|
of | rooks |
clamor
|
of | rooks |
storytelling
|
of | rooks |
run
|
of | salmon |
school
|
of | salmon |
shoal
|
of | salmon |
bob
|
of | seals |
colony
|
of | seals |
crash
|
of | seals |
harem
|
of | seals |
herd
|
of | seals |
pod
|
of | seals |
rookery
|
of | seals |
spring
|
of | seals |
team
|
of | seals |
school
|
of | shark |
shiver
|
of | shark |
down
|
of | sheep |
drove
|
of | sheep |
flock
|
of | sheep |
fold
|
of | sheep |
hurtle
|
of | sheep |
trip
|
of | sheep |
bed
|
of | snakes |
den
|
of | snakes |
nest
|
of | snakes |
pit
|
of | snakes |
walk
|
of | snipes |
wisp
|
of | snipes |
host
|
of | sparrows |
dray
|
of | squirrels |
scurry
|
of | squirrels |
murmuration
|
of | starlings |
muster
|
of | storks |
mustering
|
of | storks |
flight
|
of | swallows |
bevy
|
of | swans |
herd
|
of | swans |
wedge
|
of | swans (flying in a 'V') |
flock
|
of | swifts |
drift
|
of | swine |
sounder
|
of | swine |
spring
|
of | teals |
ambush
|
of | tigers |
streak
|
of | tigers |
knot
|
of | toads |
hover
|
of | trout |
flock
|
of | turkeys |
brood
|
of | turkeys (immature) |
bale
|
of | turtles |
generation
|
of | vipers |
nest
|
of | vipers |
colony
|
of | vultures |
mob
|
of | wallabees |
herd
|
of | walruses |
pod
|
of | walruses |
pack
|
of | weasels |
sneak
|
of | weasels |
gam
|
of | whales |
herd
|
of | whales |
pod
|
of | whales |
school
|
of | whales |
plump
|
of | wildfowl |
herd
|
of | wolves |
pack
|
of | wolves |
rout
|
of | wolves |
route
|
of | wolves |
warren
|
of | wombats |
fall
|
of | woodcocks |
descent
|
of | woodpeckers |
herd
|
of | yaks |
herd
|
of | zebras |
zeal
|
of | zebras |
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