| Birds in general |
A flock of birds, a dissimulation of birds, a volery of birds
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| Bitterns | A siege of bitterns, a sedge of bitterns |
| Chickens | A peep of chickens |
| Choughs | A chattering of choughs |
| Coots | A cover of coots, a raft of coots |
| Cormorants | A flight of cormorants |
| Cranes | A sedge of cranes |
| Crows | A congress of crows, a murder of crows |
| Curlews | A herd of curlews |
| Doves | A dule of doves, a flight of doves, a dole of doves, a cote of coves, a piteousness of doves |
| Ducks | A paddling of ducks, a raft of ducks, a team of ducks, a dopping of ducks |
| Dunlin | A fling of dunlin |
| Eagles | A convocation of eagles |
| Eggs | A clutch of eggs |
| Falcons | A cast of falcons |
| Finches | A charm of finches, a trembling of finches |
| Flamingos | A flamboyance of flamingos |
| Geese | A gaggle of geese, a skein of geese |
| Goldfinches | A charm of goldfinches |
| Goshawks | A flight of goshawks |
| Grouse | A brace of grouse, a covey of grouse |
| Guillemots | A bazaar of guillemots |
| Gulls | A colony of gulls |
| Hawks | A cast of hawks, a kettle of hawks, a cast of hawks |
| Hens (chickens) | A brood of hens |
| Herons | A siege of herons |
| Hummingbirds | A charm of hummingbirds, a troubling of hummingbirds, a hover of hummingbirds |
| Jays | A band of jays, party of jays |
| Kingfishers | A concentration of kingfishers |
| Lapwings | A deceit of lapwings |
| Larks | An exaltation of larks |
| Loons | A raft of loons |
| Magpies | A tiding of magpies |
| Mallards | A sord of mallards, a flush of mallards, a puddling of mallards |
| Nightingales | A watch of nightingales |
| Owls | A parliament of owls, a wisdom of owls |
| Parrots | A company of parrots |
| Partridges | A covey of partridges |
| Peacocks | An ostentation of peacocks, a muster of peacocks |
| Penguins | A colony of penguins, huddles of penguins, a pride of penguins |
| Pheasants | A bouquet of pheasants, a covey of pheasants, a nye of pheasants, a nide of pheasants, a nest of pheasants |
| Quail | A bevy of quail, a covey of quail |
| Pelicans | A squadron of pelicans |
| Plovers | A congregation of plovers, a wing of plovers, a leash of plovers |
| Ravens | A conspiracy of ravens, an unkindness of ravens, a constable of ravens |
| Rooks | A building of rooks, a parliament of rooks |
| Snipe | A walk of snipe, a wisp of snipe |
| Sparrows | A host of sparrows, a quarrel of sparrows |
| Starlings | A murmuration of starlings |
| Storks | A mustering of storks |
| Swallows | A flight of swallows |
| Swans | A ballet of swans, a bevy of swans, a herd of swans, a whiteness of swans |
| Teal | A spring of teal |
| Turtledoves | A pitying of turtledoves |
| Turkeys | A rafter of turkeys, a muster of turkeys |
| Waterfowl | A plump of waterfowl |
| Woodcock | A fall of Woodcock |
| Woodpeckers | A descent of woodpeckers |