Have you ever heard of a flamboyance of flamingos, a murder of crows, or a parliament of owls? Well, if you have and didn’t know what was going on, it is because different birds have different collective names to describe large groups of them. While it might seem a bit wacky, many of these names are very familiar to birders. Here are some of our favorites!
College of Cardinals ~ Mewing of Catbirds ~ Peep of Chickens ~ Banditry of Chickadees ~ Herd of Cranes ~ Spiral of Creepers ~ Murder of Crows ~ Bevy of Doves ~ Raft of Ducks ~ Convocation of Eagles ~ Mob of Emus (we smile just picturing them!) ~ Charm of Finches ~ Flamboyance of Flamingos ~ Omniscience of Godwits ~ Charm of Goldfinches ~ Gross of Grosbeaks ~ Colony of Gulls ~ Siege of Herons ~ Charm of Hummingbirds ~ Band of Jays ~ Coronation of Kingbirds ~ Concentration of Kingfishers ~ Bevy of Larks ~ Asylum of Loons ~ Tiding of Magpies ~ Watch of Nightingales ~ Parliament of Owls ~ Pandemonium of Parrots ~ Covey of Partridges ~ Squadron of Pelicans ~ Colony of Penguins ~ Congregation of Plovers ~ Murder of Ravens ~ Slurp of Sapsuckers ~ Host of Sparrows ~ Chattering of Starlings ~ Mustering of Storks ~ Lamentation of Swans ~ Cotillion of Terns ~ Rafter of Turkeys ~ Pitying of Turtledoves ~ Committee of Vultures ~ Confusion of Warblers ~ Descent of Woodpeckers ~ Herd of Wrens.