Collective nouns for birds
| collective noun |
usage |
| flock | A flock of birds |
| congregation | A congregation of birds |
| fleet | A fleet of birds |
| roost | A roost of birds |
| parcel | A parcel of birds |
| pod | A pod of birds |
| colony | A colony of birds
('colony' generally refers to a group of birds roosting in large numbers) |
| dissimulation | A dissimulation of birds
('dissimulation' generally refers to a large group of small birds) |
| flight | A flight of birds
('flight' generally refers to a group of birds in flight) |
| drift | A drift of birds
('drift' generally refers to a group of birds in flight) |
| rush | A rush of birds
('rush' generally refers to a group of birds in migration) |
| volery | A volery of birds
('volery' generally refers to a group of birds kept in an aviary) |
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