Collective Nouns

Birds Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Birds

Volery

Bitterns

Sedge, Siege

Budgerigars

Chatter

Bustards

Flock

Capercaillies

Tok

Chickens

Brood, Peep

Choughs

Chattering, Clattering

Coots

Cover, Raft

Cormorants

Flight

Cranes

Sedge, Siege

Crows

Murder, Hover

Curlews

Head

Doves

Flight, Dole, Dule, Pitying, Prettying

Ducks

Flush, Team (diving) dopping (in flight) team, plump (on water) Paddling (brood) Flush (pair) Brace

Dunlin

Fling

Eagles

Convocation

Falcons

Cast

Finches

Charm, Trimming, Trembling

Geese

(at rest) Gaggle, Flock, Nide (in flight) Skein

Goldfinches

Glister, Charm, Chattering, Drum, Troubling

Goshawks

Flight

Grouse

Covey (single family) Brood (large group) Pack

Guillemots

Bazaar

Gulls

Colony, Pack

Hawks

Cast, Leash, Kettle

Hens

Brood

Herons

Sedge, Siege

Hummingbirds

Shimmer, Charm

Jays

Band, Party

Lapwings

Desert, Deceit

Larks

Exultation, Bevy, Ascension

Magpies

Tittering, Tiding

Mallards

Sord (on land) Flush, Sute (on water) Puddling

Nightingales

Match, Watch

Owls

Parliament, Stare

Parrots

Flock, Company

Partridges

Covey, Bew

Peacocks

Muster, Ostentation, Pride

Penguins

Raft (in water), Waddle (on dry land)

Pheasants

Nye, Bouquet

Pigeons

Flight, Flock

Plovers

Congregation, Leash, Wing

Poultry

Run

Puffins

Raft

Quail

Bevy, Covey

Ravens

Unkindness, Conspiracy

Rooks

Parliament, Building, Clamour

Ruffs

Hill

Sea Fowl

Cloud

Seagulls

Squabble

Sheldrakes

Dopping, Doading

Snipe

(at rest) Walk (in flight) Wisp

Sparrows

Host, Quarrel, Tribe

Starlings

Murmuration

Storks

Mustering

Swallows

Flight

Swans

Herd, Bank, Bevy, Game, Squadron, Wedge, Whiteness, Drift

Swifts

Flock

Teal

Spring, Coil, Knob, Raft

Terns

Dread

Thrushes

Mutation

Turkeys

Flock, Dole, Dule, Raffle, Raft, Rafter

Turtledoves

Pitying

Vultures

Wake

Waterfowl

Plump

Widgeon

Company, Bunch, Coil, Knob

Wildfowl

Trip

Woodcock

Fall, Covey, Plump

Woodpeckers

Descent

Wrens

Herd

Mammals

Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Antelopes

Herd

Apes

Shrewdness

Asses

Pace, Drove, Herd

Baboons

Flange, Troop

Badgers

Cete, Colony

Bears

Sloth, Sleuth

Boars

Sounder, Herd, Singular

Buffalo

Herd

Camels

Flock

Cats

Clowder, Cluster, Glaring (kittens) Kindle, Litter (wild cats) Destruction

Cattle

Herd, Drove

Chamois

Herd

Cheetahs

Coalition

Colts

Rake, Rag

Conies

Bury

Deer

Herd, Leash. Parcel

Dogs

Pack, Kennel

Dolphins

Pod, Flock

Donkeys

Herd, Drove

Elephants

Herd

Elk

Gang

Ferrets

Business, Cast, Fesnying

Foxes

Skulk, Lead, Leash

Giraffes

Tower, Corps

Goats

Trip, Flock, Herd, Tribe

Gorillas

Band

Hamsters

Horde

Hares

Drove, Down, Husk, Leash, Trace, Trip

Hedgehogs

Prickle, Array

Hippopotami

Bloat

Hogs

Drift

Horses

Drove, Harass, Herd, Stable, Team

Hounds

Pack, Mute

Kangaroos

Mob (only correct terminology)

Leopards

Leap, Lepe

Lions

Pride, Sault, Sowse, Troop

Mares

Stud

Martens

Richness

Moles

Labour, Company, Movement

Monkeys

Troop, Cartload, Tribe, Mission

Mice

Nest

Mules

Barren, Pack, Rake

Otters

Family, Bevy

Oxen

Team, Yoke, Span

Pigs

Drove, Herd, Sounder (Piglets) Farrow, Litter

Polecats

Chine

Ponies

String

Porpoises

School

Puppies

Litter

Rabbits

Colony, Bury, Nest (young rabbits) Wrack

Racehorses

String

Rats

Colony

Rhinoceroses

Crash

Roe Deer

Bevy

Seals

Colony, Harem, Herd, Pod, Spring

Sea Otters

Raft

Sheep

Flock, Drove, Fold

Squirrels

Dray

Stoats

Pack

Swine

Sounder

Tigers

Streak, Ambush

Unicorns

Marvel

Walruses

Herd

Weasels

Sneak, Pack

Wild Cats

Dout

Wild Pigs

Sounder

Whales

School, Herd, Gam, Pod

Wolves

Pack

Zebra

Herd, Zeal

Invertebrates Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Bacteria

Culture

Fungus

Colony

Jellyfish

Stuck, Smack, Fluther

Mushrooms

Troop

Worms

Clew

Insects & Arachnids Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Ants

Colony, Army

Bees

Swarm, Grist, Hive

Butterflies

Kaleidoscope, Swarm, Rabble

Caterpillars

Army

Flies

Swarm, Business

Gnats

Swarm, Cloud, Horde

Grasshoppers

Cluster

Locusts

Plague

Spiders

Clutter

Mollusks Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Clams

Bed

Oysters

Bed

Snails

Walk

Fish Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Archer fish

Company

Barracuda

Battery

Bass

Shoal, Fleet

Butterfly fish

School

Dogfish

Troop

Dragonet fish

Swarm

Eels

Swarm

Fish

Shoal, School

Flying fish

Glide

Goldfish

Troubling

Herrings

Glean, Army, Shoal

Minnows

Stream

Porcupine fish

Cluster

Rainbow fish

Party

Salmon

Bind

Sea Horses

Herd

Sticklebacks

Spread

Swordfish

Flotilla

Trout

Hover

Amphibians Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Frogs

Army

Toads

Knot

Turtles

Dule, Bale

Reptiles Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Crocodiles

Bask

Snakes

Den, Nest, Pit

Turtles

Turn

Vipers

Nest

Inanimate Objects Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Aircraft

Wing

Arrows

Quiver

Asteroids

Belt

Bananas

Hand

Beans

Hill

Books

Library, Pile

Borg

Collective, Hive

Bread

Batch

Brushwood

Bavin

Cards

Deck

Circles

Crop

Collective Nouns

Catch

Computers

Network

Eggs

Clutch

Flowers

Bed, Patch, Bouquet

Grapes

Bunch, Cluster

Hair

Lock

Homework

Slew

Information

Wealth

Islands

Chain, Archipelago

Jewels

Cache

Keys

Ring

Lorries

Convoy, Fleet

Money

Rouleau

Nouns

Collective

Pearls or Beads

String

Peas

Pod

Poems

Anthology

Reeds

Clump

Satellites

Constellation

Ships

Fleet, Armada, Flotilla

Stars

Galaxy, Constellation

Tasks

Agenda

Trees

Stand, Clump, Forest

People (41 listed) Species

Collective Term (most usual first)

Academics

Faculty

Actors

Cast, Company

Angels

Chorus, host

Athletes

Team

Bankers

Wunch

Beauties

Bevy

Bureaucrats

Shuffle

Car Dealers

Lot

Car Mechanics

Clutch

Directors

Board

Employees

Staff

Experts

Panel

Hoodlums

Gang

Idiots

Thicket

Judges

Bevy

Knights

Banner

Lawyers

Huddle

Lepers

Colony

Lichenologists

Huddle

Magistrates

Bench

Mathematicians

Number

Men

Band

Microsoft Programmers

Asylum, Bloat

Monks

Abomination

Natives

Tribe

Nudists

Hangout

Onlookers

Crowd

People

Crowd

Performers

Troupe

Philosophers

Ponder

Relatives

Descent

Sailors

Crew

Senators

House

Soldiers

Squad

Students

Class

Thieves

Den

Tourists

Flock

Troops

Parel

Widows

Ambush

Witches

Coven

Worshippers

Congregation