A Murmuration of Starlings
What do you call a group of Birds?
| Birds in general |
A flight (in the air), flock (on the ground), volary, brace (generally for gamebirds or waterfowl, referring to a pair or couple killed by a hunter) |
| Bitterns |
A sedge |
| Buzzards |
A wake |
| Bobolinks |
A chain |
| Chicks |
A brood; clutch (of manyspecies) |
| Coots |
A cover |
| Cormorants |
A gulp |
| Cranes |
A sedge |
| Crows |
A murder, horde |
| Dotterel |
A trip |
| Doves |
A dule, pitying (specific to turtle doves) |
| Ducks |
A brace, flock (in flight), raft (on water) team, paddling (on water), badling |
| Eagles |
A convocation |
| Finches |
A charm |
| Flamingos |
A stand |
| Geese |
A flock, gaggle (on the ground), skein (in flight) |
| Grouse |
A pack (in late season) |
| Gulls |
A colony |
| Hawks |
A cast, kettle (flying in large numbers), boil(two or more spiraling in flight) |
| Herons |
A sedge, a siege |
| Jays |
A party, scold |
| Lapwings |
A deceit |
| Larks |
An exaltation |
| Mallards |
A sord (in flight), brace |
| Magpies |
A tiding, gulp, murder, charm |
| Martens |
A richness |
| Nightingales |
A watch |
| Owls |
A parliament |
| Parrots |
A company |
| Partridge |
A covey |
| Peacocks |
A muster, an ostentation |
| Penguins |
A colony |
| Pheasant |
A nest, nide (a brood), nye, bouquet |
| Plovers |
A congregation, wing (in flight) |
| Ptarmigans |
A covey |
| Rooks |
A building |
| Quail |
A bevy, covey |
| Ravens |
An unkindness |
| Snipe |
A walk, a wisp |
| Sparrows |
A host |
| Starlings |
A murmuration |
| Storks |
A mustering |
| Swallows |
A flight |
| Swans |
A bevy, wedge (in flight) |
| Teal |
A spring |
| Turkeys |
A rafter, gang |
| Widgeons |
A company |
| Woodcocks |
A fall |
| Woodpeckers |
A descent |
--USGS Northern Praire Wildlife Research Center
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