Animal Congregations


Mammals | Birds | Reptiles and Amphibians | Fish | Invertebrates

Mammals
Antelope A herd
Apes A shrewdness, troup
Asses A pace
Badgers A cete
Bats A colony
Bears A sloth, sleuth
Beavers A colony
Bison A herd
Boars A sounder
Bucks A brace, clash
Buffalo A gang, an obstinacy
Camels A caravan
Cats A clowder, a pounce; for kittens...A kindle, litter, an intrigue
Cattle A drove, herd, mob
Cows A kine
Coyote A band
Deer A herd, bevy (refers only to roe deer)
Dogs A litter (young), pack (wild), cowardice (of curs); specific to hounds...A cry, mute, pack, kennel
Dolphins A pod
Donkeys A pace
Elephants A herd
Elk A gang
Ferrets A business
Fox A leash, skulk, earth
Giraffes A tower
Goats A tribe, trip
Gorillas A band
Greyhounds A leash
Hares A down, husk, down, mute
Hedgehogs An array
Hippopotamuses A bloat
Hogs A drift, parcel
Horses A team, harras, rag (for colts), stud (a group of horses belonging to a single owner, string (ponies)
Hounds A pack, mute, cry
Hyenas A cackle
Jackrabbits A husk
Kangaroos A mob, troop
Leopards A leap
Lions A pride
Martens A richness
Mice A nest
Moles A labor
Monkeys A troop, barrel
Mules A pack, span, barren
Otters A romp
Oxen A team, yoke
Pigs A drift, drove, litter (young), sounder (of swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (refers to a group of boars)
Porcupines A prickle
Prairie Dogs A coterie
Rabbits A colony, warren, nest, herd (domestic only), litter (young); specific to hares...A down, husk
Rats A pack, swarm
Rhinoceroses A crash
Roebucks A bevy
Seals A pod, herd
Sheep A drove, flock, herd
Squirrels A dray, scurry
Tigers A streak, ambush
Walrus A pod
Whales A pod, gam, herd
Wolves A pack, rout or route (when in movement)
Zebras A zeal
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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 (of many species) A brood; clutch
Coots A cover
Cormorants A gulp
Cranes A sedge, herd, seige
Crows A murder, horde
Dotterel A trip
Doves A dule, flight, 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, band
Lapwings A deceit
Larks An exaltation, ascension
Mallards A sord (in flight), brace
Magpies A tiding, gulp, murder, charm
Nightingales A watch
Owls A parliament
Parrots A company, pandemonium
Partridge A covey
Peacocks A muster, an ostentation
Penguins A colony
Pheasant A nest, nide (a brood), nye, bouquet
Pigeons A flock, flight (in flight)
Plovers A congregation, wing (in flight)
Ptarmigans A covey
Rooks A building
Quail A bevy, covey
Ravens An unkindness
Rooks A clamour, building
Snipe A walk, a wisp
Sparrows A host
Starlings A murmuration
Storks A mustering
Swallows A flight
Swans A bevy, wedge (in flight)
Swifts A flock
Teal A spring
thrushes A mutation
Turkeys A rafter, gang
Turtledoves A pitying
Widgeons A company
Wildfowl A knob, bunch, trip, plump
Woodcocks A fall
Woodpeckers A descent
Wrens A herd
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Reptiles and Amphibians
Cobras A quiver
Crocodiles A bask, float
Frogs An army
Rattlesnakes A rhomba
Toads A knot
Turtles A bale, nest, dole
Snakes in general A nest, bed, pit, knot
Vipers A nest
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Fish
Fish in general A draft, nest, school, shoal
Barracudas A battery
Bass A shoal
Eels A swarm, bed
Goldfish A cloud
Herring An army
Minnows A steam, swarm
Salmon A run
Sardines A family
Sharks A shiver
Trout A hover
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Invertebrates & Others
Ants A colony, army
Bacteria A culture
Bees A grist, hive, swarm
Butterflies A flight, flutter
Caterpillars An army
Clams A bed
Cockroaches An intrusion, shoal
Flies A business, swarm
Gnats A cloud, horde
Grasshoppers A cloud
Hornets A nest
Jellyfish A smack
Lice A flock
Locusts A plague, swarm
Oysters A bed
Spiders A cluster, clutter
Termites A colony, nest, brood, swarm
Wasps A nest, herd, pladge
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