Terms for groups of Animals and Birds

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Friends, in our last post we learnt about the terms for groups of things. Today we shall learn about the names of Groups of Animals & Birds. This list will be useful for the Reasoning and English section of competitive exams. Happy Reading :)

Collective References of Animals and Birds 

•  A bale of Turtles
• A barren of Mules 
• A bed of Clams (edible shellfish) 
• A bevy of Larks or Quails (birds) 
• A brood of Chickens 
• A business of Ferrets (carnivorous animal)
• A cast of couple of hawks
• A catch / haul / shoal of fish
• A cete of badgers (mammals)
  
• A charm of finches (a kind of small bird)
• A cloud of locusts
• A cluster of cats
• A congregation of Plovers (a kind of bird)
• A convocation of Eagles
• A covey of Partridge (birds)
• A crash of Rhinoceros
• A descent of Woodpeckers
• A dray of Squirrels
• A drove of Cattle / Horses / Ponies (driven together)
• An exaltation of Larks
• A flight of Birds, Bees or Insects
• A Flock / Gaggle / Skein of Geese / Swans
• A Flock of Sheep
• A Gam of Whales
• A herd of Cattle / Deer / Swine
• A husk of Rabbits 
• A kindle of Kittens
• A knot of Frogs
• A labour of Moles
• A leap of Leopards
• A litter of Pigs / Dogs / Cats (brought forth at one birth)
• A murder of Crows
• A mustering of Storks (Birds)
• A muster of Peacocks
• A nest of Ants / Rabbits / Snakes
• A nye of Pheasants (Birds)
  
• An ostentation of Peacocks
• A pack of Asses / Wolves / Hounds
• A paddling of Ducks
• A parcel of Hogs
• A parliament of Owls
• A plague of Locusts
• A plumb of Wildfowls
• A poultry of Fouls / Ducks / Chicken etc..
• A pod of Seals (amarine animal)
• A pride of Lions
  
• A rookery of Rooks or Seals 
• A rout of Wolves / Knights (moving)
• A school of Porpoises / Whales (sea mammals like Dolphin)
• A siege of Herons (birds)
• A skulk of Foxes / Friars / Geese
• A sloth of Bears
• A sounder of Pigs / Swines
• A swarm / hive of Bees
• A stud of Horses (kept for riding, racing and breeding)
• A team of Exen
• A tiding of Magpies
• A troop of Lions / Monkeys
• A wedge of Swans (flying)
• A watch of Nightingales
• A wispe of Snipe (birds)
• A wreck of Sea birds

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