A group of animals is a collection of animals of the same species living and interacting together in a particular area or habitat. Some common terms for groups of animals include herd, pack, flock, and colony. The specific term used to describe a group of animals can vary depending on the species of animal and the context in which they are found. For example, a group of cows is called a herd, a group of wolves is called a pack, a group of birds is called a flock, and a group of bees is called a hive or a colony.
In this lesson, we learn some interesting names for groups of animals in English. Here, we show a list of names for groups of animals and a list of collective nouns for animals in English.
Groups of Animals
What Is a Group of Animals?
A group of animals is a collection of individual animals that belong to the same species and are usually found together. Groups of animals can be formed for a variety of reasons, such as for protection, to find food, or to reproduce. The size and structure of a group of animals can vary depending on the species and the environment in which they live. Some groups of animals, like packs of wolves or pride of lions, have a hierarchical social structure with a dominant individual or individuals leading the group. Other groups, like schools of fish or flocks of birds, may have more decentralized social structures.
Whether it is a group of mammals, birds, or even insects, there is a unique collective noun to identify the specific group, although some of these names are rarely used.
Names for Groups of Animals
Here is a list of collective names for groups of animals you should know.
- Mallards: a sord, a brace
- Magpies: a tiding, a gulp, a murder or a charm
- Nightingales: a watch
- Owls: a parliament
- Parrots: a pandemonium, a company
- Crabs: a consortium
- Herring: an army
- Sharks: a shiver
- Trout: a hover
- Bees: a grist, a hive, a swarm
- Caterpillars: an army
- Clams: a bed
- Cockroaches: an intrusion
- Flies: a business
- Grasshoppers: a cloud
- Lions: a pride
- Martens: a richness
- Moles: a labor
- Monkeys: a troop, a barrel
- Mules: a pack, a span or a barren
- Jellyfish: a bloom, a fluther, a smack
- Lobsters: a risk
- Oysters: a bed
- Snails: a hood
- Squid: an audience
- Apes: a shrewdness
- Badgers: a cete
- Otters: a romp
- Rhinoceroses: a crash
- Squirrels: a dray, scurry
- Tigers: an ambush, a streak
- Bats: a cauldron
- Bears: a sloth, a sleuth
- Bitterns: a sedge
- Buzzards: a wake
- Bobolinks: a chain
- Coots: a cover
- Cormorants: a gulp
- Buffalo: a gang, an obstinacy
- Cats: a clowder, a pounce, a glaring
- Dogs: a litter, a pack
- Donkeys: a pace
- Elephants: a parade
- Elk: a gang
- Ferrets: a business
- Fox: a leash, a skulk, an earth
- Giraffes: a tower
- Goats: a tribe, a trip
- Gorillas: a band
- Hippopotamuses: a bloat, a thunder
- Hyenas: a cackle
- Jaguars: a shadow
- Kangaroos: a troop, a mob
- Lemurs: a conspiracy
- Leopards: a leap
- Whales: a pod, a school, or a gam
- Crows: a murder, a horde
- Dotterel: a trip
- Ducks: a brace, a team, a flock (in flight)
- Eagles: a convocation
- Finches: a charm
- Flamingos: a stand
- Geese: a flock
- Grouse: a pack
- Hawks: a cast
- Herons: a sedge, a siege
- Jays: a party, a scold
- Lapwings: a deceit
- Larks: an exaltation
- Partridge: a covey
- Peafowl: an ostentation, a muster
- Penguins: a colony, a muster, a parcel, a rookery
- Plovers: a congregation, a wing (in flight)
- Ptarmigans: a covey
- Rooks: a building
- Quail: a bevy, a covey
- Ravens: an unkindness
- Snipe: a walk, a wisp
- Sparrows: a host
- Starlings: a murmuration
- Storks: a mustering
- Swans: a bevy
- Teal: a spring
- Turkeys: a rafter, a gang
- Woodcocks: a fall
- Woodpeckers: a descent
- Cobras: a quiver
- Crocodiles: a bask
- Frogs: an army
- Toads: a knot
- Turtles: a bale, a nest
- Salamanders: a maelstrom
- Snakes: a nest
Collective Nouns for Animals
Here are some collective nouns for animals in English.
- A sord of mallards
- A brace of mallards
- A tiding of magpies
- A gulp of magpies
- A murder of magpies
- A watch of nightingales
- A parliament of owls
- A consortium of crabs
- An army of herring
- A shiver of sharks
- A hover of trout
- A grist of bees
- A hive of bees
- A swarm of bees
- A company of parrots
- An army of caterpillars
- A bed of clams
- A business of flies
- A cloud of grasshoppers
- A richness of martens
- A pride of lions
- A labor of moles
- A troop of monkeys
- A barrel of monkeys
- A pack of mules
- A barren of mules
- A span of mules
- A bloom of jellyfish
- A smack of jellyfish
- A fluther of jellyfish
- A risk of lobsters
- A bed of oysters
- A hood of snails
- An audience of squid
- A colony of penguins
- A rookery of penguins
- A parcel of penguins
- A muster of penguins
- A wing of plovers
- A cete of badgers
- A dray of squirrels
- A sloth of bears
- An ambush of tigers
- A chain of bobolinks
- A gang of buffalo
- A glaring of cats
- A pack of dogs
- A gang of elk
- An earth of fox
- A tribe of goats
- A covey of ptarmigans
- A covey of quail
- A romp of otters
- A scurry of squirrels
- A sleuth of bears
- A streak of tigers
- A cover of coots
- An obstinacy of buffalo
- A pounce of cats
- A pace of donkeys
- A business of ferrets
- A skulk of fox
- A trip of goats
- A building of rooks
- An unkindness of ravens
- A shadow of jaguars
- A band of gorillas
- A bevy of quail
- A cackle of hyenas
- A conspiracy of lemurs
- A mustering of storks
- A gam of whales
- A horde of crows
- A mob of kangaroos
- A flock of ducks
- A wisp of snipe
- A charm of finches
- A pod of whales
- A pack of grouse
- A bale of turtles
- A siege of herons
- A murder of crows
- A deceit of lapwings
- A muster of peafowl
- An ostentation of peafowl
- A brace of ducks
- A knot of toads
- An exaltation of larks
- A walk of snipe
- A party of jays
- A murmuration of starlings
- A flock of geese
- A cast of hawks
- A sedge of herons
- A stand of flamingos
- A shrewdness of apes
- A scold of jays
- A team of ducks
- A crash of rhinoceroses
- A covey of partridge
- A cauldron of bats
- A sedge of bitterns
- A trip of dotterel
- A wake of buzzards
- An army of frogs
- A gulp of cormorants
- A clowder of cats
- A school of whales
- A litter of dogs
- A nest of turtles
- A parade of elephants
- A leap of leopards
- A leash of fox
- A host of sparrows
- A tower of giraffes
- A troop of kangaroos
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