
Collective Nouns for Animals and Birds
Here is a useful list of collective nouns for animals, birds, and insects which surely will help you to improve your vocabulary in English.
Collective Nouns for Animals
List of Collective Nouns for Animals / Group Names for Animals
Sl.No. | Name of the Animal | Collective Noun / Group Name for Animals |
01 | Antelopes | a cluster/a herd/a tribe of antelopes |
02 | Apes | a shrewdness/a troop of apes |
03 | Asses | a drove/a coffle/a herd of asses |
04 | Badgers | a colony of badgers |
05 | Bats | a cloud/a colony of bats |
06 | Bears | a sloth of bears |
07 | (Polar) Bears | an aurora/a pack of polar bears |
08 | Bisons | a herd/a gang of bisons |
09 | Blackfish | a grind of blackfish |
10 | Bucks | a herd/a leash of bucks |
11 | Buffalos | a gang/an obstinacy of buffalos |
12 | Bullocks | a drove of bullocks |
13 | Butterfly Fish | a school of butterfly fish |
14 | Camels | a flock/a caravan/a herd/a train of camels |
15 | Caribous | a herd of caribous |
16 | Cats | a cluster/a clutter of cats |
17 | Cattle | a herd/a drift/a drove/a mob of cattle |
18 | Chamois | a herd of chamois |
19 | Cheetahs | a coalition of cheetahs |
20 | Chinchillas | a colony of chinchillas |
21 | Cobras | A quiver of cobras |
22 | Cod | a school of cod |
23 | Colts | a rake/a rack/a rag of colts |
24 | Conies | a bury/a game of conies |
25 | Coyotes | a pack/a band of coyotes |
26 | Crocodiles | a congregation/a float/a nest of crocodiles |
27 | Cubs | a litter of cubs |
28 | Curs | a cowardice of curs |
29 | Deers | A herd/abevy of deers |
30 | Dinosaurs | A pack/a herd of dinosaurs |
31 | Dogfish | a troop of dogfish |
32 | Dogs | a pack/a kennel of dogs |
33 | Dolphins | a flock/a school/a team of dolphins |
34 | Donkeys | a herd/a drove of donkeys |
35 | Dragons | a wing of dragons |
36 | Eels | a swarm of eels |
37 | Elands | a herd of elands |
38 | Elephants | a herd/a parade of elephants |
39 | Elks | a gang/a herd of elks |
40 | Ferrets | a business/a cast of ferrets |
41 | Fish | a cluster of porcupine fish |
42 | Fish | a shoal/a draught/a haul/a school of fish |
43 | Flying Fish | a glide of flying fish |
44 | Frogs | a colony/an army of frogs |
45 | Foxes | an earth/a lead/a leash/a troop of foxes |
46 | Geldings | a brace of geldings |
47 | Gerbils | a horde of gerbils |
48 | Giraffes | a journey/a group/a herd/a tower of giraffes |
49 | Goats | a flock/a herd/a tribe of goats |
50 | Goldfish | a glint of goldfish |
51 | Gorillas | a band/a whoop of gorillas |
52 | Greyhounds | a leash of greyhounds |
53 | Hamsters | a horde of hamsters |
54 | Hares | a drove/a flick/a herd/a kindle/a leash/a trace/a trip of hares |
55 | Hedgehogs | an array/a prickle of hedgehogs |
56 | Herrings | a glean/an army/a shoal of herrings |
57 | Hinds | a parcel of hinds |
58 | Hippopotamuses | a bloat of hippopotamuses |
59 | Hogs | a drift/a drove/a parcel of hogs |
60 | Horses | a herd/a string/a team/a drove of horses |
61 | Hounds | a pack/a cry/a kennel/a leash/a meet of hounds |
62 | Hyenas | a clan of hyenas |
63 | Ibexes | a herd of ibexes |
64 | Iguanas | a mess of iguanas |
65 | Jackrabbits | a husk of jackrabbits |
66 | Kangaroos | a mob/a troop of kangaroos |
67 | Kittens | a kindle/a litter of kittens |
68 | Lambs | a fall of lambs |
69 | Leopards | a leap of leopards |
70 | Leverets | a kindle of leverets |
71 | Lions | a pride/a flock/a troop of lions |
72 | Llamas | a herd of llamas |
73 | Mackerel | a shoal of mackerel |
74 | Mares | a stud of mares |
75 | Martens | a richness of martens |
76 | Mice | a mischief/a horde/a nest/a trip of mice |
77 | Minnows | a shoal/a steam/a swarm of minnows |
78 | Moles | a labor/a company of moles |
79 | Mongooses | a band/a pack of mongooses |
80 | Monkeys | a troop/a mission/a tribe/a cartload of monkeys |
81 | Moose | a herd of moose |
82 | Mules | a barren/a pack/a span of mules |
83 | Oxen | a team/a herd/a yoke of oxen |
84 | Perch | a pack of perch |
85 | Piglets | a farrow/a litter of piglets |
86 | Pigs | a drift/a flock/a herd of pigs |
87 | Ponies | a string/a herd of ponies |
88 | Porcupines | a prickle of porcupines |
89 | Pups | a litter of pups |
90 | Guinea Pigs | a group of guinea pigs |
91 | Rabbits | a colony/a bury/a flick/a kindle/a leash/a nest/a trace of rabbits |
92 | Raccoons | a nursery/a gaze of raccoons |
93 | Rainbow Fish | a party of rainbow fish |
94 | Rats | a colony/a horde/a mischief/a swarm of rats |
95 | Racehorses | a field/a string of racehorses |
96 | Rhinoceroses | a crash/a herd of rhinoceroses |
97 | Salmon | a bind/a leap/a school/a shoal of salmon |
98 | Sardine | a family of sardines |
99 | Seahorses | a herd of seahorses |
100 | Seals | a colony/a herd/a rookery/a spring of seals |
101 | Shads | a shoal of shads |
102 | Sharks | a shiver/a school/a shoal of sharks |
103 | Sheep | a dove/a flock/a herd of sheep |
104 | Shrimp | a troupe of shrimp |
105 | Snakes | a pit/a knot/a ped/a nest/a den of snakes |
106 | Squid | a squad of squid |
107 | Squirrels | a dray/a colony of squirrels |
108 | Swine | a drove/a herd of swine |
109 | Swordfish | a flotilla of swordfish |
110 | Tame Swine | a drift/a trip of tame swine |
111 | Tigers | an ambush/a streak of tigers |
112 | Toads | a knob/ a nest of toads |
113 | Tuna | a float of tuna |
114 | Turtles | a turn/a bale of turtles |
115 | Unicorns | a blessing of unicorns |
116 | Vipers | a generation of vipers |
117 | Walruses | a huddle/an ugly of walruses |
118 | Weasels | a sneak/a gang/a pack of weasels |
119 | Whales | a grind of bottle-nosed whales |
120 | Whales | a school/a float/a herd/a mob/a shoal of whales |
121 | Wild Pigs | a sounder of wild pigs |
122 | Wild Swine | a sounder of wild swine |
123 | Wildcats | destruction of wildcats |
124 | Wildebeests | a herd of wildebeests |
125 | Wolves | a pack/a herd/a rout of wolves |
126 | Yaks | a herd of yaks |
127 | Zebras | a herd/a zeal of zebras |
Collective Nouns for Animals and Birds
Collective Nouns for Birds
List of Collective Nouns for Birds / Group Names for Birds
Sl.No. | Name of the Bird | Collective Noun / Group Name |
01 | Birds | a flight/a flock of birds |
02 | Buzzards | a wake of buzzards |
03 | Bitterns | a sedge/a siege of bitterns |
04 | Bobolinks | a chain of bobolinks |
05 | Bustards | a flock of bustards |
06 | Buzzards | a wake of buzzards |
07 | Caterpillars | an army of caterpillars |
08 | Chickens | a brood/a clutch/a peep of chickens |
09 | Cormorants | a flight/a gulp of cormorants |
10 | Cranes | a sedge/a herd/a sedge/a siege of cranes |
11 | Crows | a murder/a hover/a muster/a parcel of crows |
12 | Dotterel | a tip of dotterel |
13 | Doves | a dole/a flight/a pitying/a prettying of doves |
14 | Ducks | a flush of ducks |
15 | Dunlins | a fling of dunlins |
16 | Eagles | a convocation/an aerie of eagles |
17 | Falcons | a cast of falcons |
18 | Finches | a charm/a trembling/a trimming of finches |
19 | Flamingos | a stand of flamingos |
20 | Geese | a gaggle/a flock/a plump/a team/a wedge of geese |
21 | Goshawks | a flight of goshawks |
22 | Grouse | a covey/a brace/a brood/a flight/a pack of grouse |
23 | Guillemots | a bazaar of guillemots |
24 | Gulls | a colony of gulls |
25 | Hawks | a mews/an aerie/a cast/a kettle/a mew/a screw/a stream of hawks |
26 | Hens | a brood of hens |
27 | Herons | a sedge/a flight/a hedge/a rookery/a siege of herons |
28 | Hummingbirds | a charm/a chattering/a drum/a troubling of hummingbirds |
29 | Ibises | a colony of ibises |
30 | Jays | a band/a party/a scold of jays |
31 | Lapwings | a desert/a deceit of lapwings |
32 | Larks | an exaltation/an ascension/a bevy/a flight of larks |
33 | Linnets | a parcel of linnets |
34 | Magpies | a congregation/a charm/a flock/a gulp/a murder/a tiding/a tittering/a tribe of magpies |
35 | Mallards | a flush/a puddling of mallards |
36 | Moorhens | a plump of moorhens |
37 | Nightingales | a watch/a match/a pray of nightingales |
38 | Ostriches | a pride/a flock of ostriches |
39 | Owls | a parliament/a stare of owls |
40 | Parrots | a company/a flock/a pandemonium/a prattle of parrots |
41 | Partridges | a covey/a bevy/a clutch/a warren of partridges |
42 | Peacocks | a muster/an ostentation/a pride of peacocks |
43 | Pelicans | a pod/a scoop of pelicans |
44 | Penguins | a colony/a parcel/a rookery of penguins |
45 | Peregrines | a cadge of peregrines |
46 | Pheasants | a bouquet/a head/a warren of pheasants |
47 | Pigeons | a flight/a flock/a kit/a passel of pigeons |
48 | Plovers | a congregation/a flight/a wing of plovers |
49 | Poultry | a run of poultry |
50 | Quails | a bevy/a covey/a drift of quails |
51 | Ravens | an unkindness/an aerie/a conspiracy of ravens |
52 | Redwings | a crowd of redwings |
53 | Rooks | a parliament/a building/a congregation/a shoal/a wing of rooks |
54 | Ruffs | a hill of ruffs |
55 | Sandpipers | a fling of sandpipers |
56 | Seafowls | a cloud of seafowls |
57 | Seagulls | a squabble of seagulls |
58 | Snipes | a walk/a wisp of snipes |
59 | Sparrows | a host/a quarrel/a tribe/a ubiquity of sparrows |
60 | Starlings | a chattering/a cloud/a congregation/a clutter of starlings |
61 | Storks | a mustering/a flight/a phalanx of storks |
62 | Swallows | a flight/a gulp of swallows |
63 | Swans | a herd/a bank/a bevy/a game/a squadron/a team of swans |
64 | Swifts | a flock of swifts |
65 | Thrushes | a mutation of thrushes |
66 | Turkeys | a flock of turkeys |
67 | Turkeys | a rafter of turkeys |
68 | Turtle Doves | a pitying of turtle doves |
69 | Vultures | a colony/a committee/a wake of vultures |
70 | Waterfowls | a plump/a bunch/a knob/a raft of waterfowls |
71 | Wildfowls | a trip/a bunch/a knob/a lute/a skein of wildfowls |
72 | Woodcocks | a fall/a covey/a flight/a plump of woodcocks |
73 | Woodpeckers | a descent of woodpeckers |
74 | Wrens | a herd/a flock of wrens |
Collective Nouns for Animals and Birds
Collective Noun/Group Name for Insects and Arachnids
Sl.No. | Name of the Insect | Collective Noun for Insects |
01 | Ants | a colony/an army/a swarm of ants |
02 | Bacteria | a culture of bacteria |
03 | Bees | a swarm/a bike/a cluster/a drift/a hive/a stand/a grist of bees |
04 | Butterflies | a flight/a rabble/a swarm of butterflies |
05 | Caterpillars | an army of caterpillars |
06 | Cockroaches | an intrusion of cockroaches |
07 | Flies | a swarm/a cloud/a business/a grist/a hatch of flies |
08 | Grasshoppers | a cloud/a cluster/a swarm of grasshoppers |
09 | Insects | a flight/a horde/a plague/a swarm of insects |
10 | Lice | a flock/a colony/an infestation of lice |
11 | Locusts | a plague/a cloud/a swarm of locusts |
12 | Mosquitoes | a swarm of mosquitoes |
13 | Oysters | a bed of oysters |
14 | Spiders | a cluster of spiders |
15 | Termites | a colony/a swarm of termites |
16 | Wasps | a colony/a nest of wasps |
17 | Wild Bees | a bike of wild bees |
18 | Worms | a clew of worms |