Game: Names for - Groups of Birds
I am new to this, so if anyone wants to chip in, edit or correct feel free. This is inspired by a question about the phrase 'Murder of Crows'. NB. most of the bird ones can also be covered by the word 'flock' so there is no need to learn all the other collective nouns.
Use an expression for a group of birds, add the phrase in Spanish, and a photo would finish it off a treat. If you want to use phrases from the original question, please do. If it is popular I thought we could do another one with animals and one for fish.
Ponga la palabra en inglés y español por el nombre de un grupo de aves. Añada un foto [si le gusta] Buena suerte
To start off:
A murmuration of starlings
Bandadas de estorninos.
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Una mutación de zorzales
A mutation of thrushes
A covey of partridge.
Una bandada de perdices. ( un vuelo de perdices does not exist, it just means a flight of.. )
In Spanish usually "bandada" will do for any group of birds and I think they have to be flying...else it is just a grupo/conjunto de aves.
A gaggle of geese.
una manada de gansos
Un asesinato de cuervos.
A murder of Crows.
I think that it needs to be pointed out to Spanish natives that these
collective groupings in English cannot be adequately translated into spanish ,
as a few of our friends have pointed out , although they are totally correct in
using " Bandada, or parvada" the collective nouns in English are for the most
part comedic and descriptive . But I stand to be corrected and accept the verdict.
A brood of chickens
Una gallinería (palabra que encontré buscando en internet, y que no he escuchado usar nunca. Yo hablo de "las gallinas" y ya)
A wedge of swans
Una bandada de cisnes
A Flock of Ostrich
Una Bandada de Avestruz
Una fontana de cercetas.
A spring of teal.
A colony [or circus] of puffins - una colonia de frailecillos
A brace of pheasant
un par de faisanes
NB. I decided dead birds may upset. A brace refers to one male and one female game bird dead.
I think it should be pointed out that us native speakers almost never use the majority of these collective nouns because we don't know them and never hear most of them.
Creo que hay que señalar que nos hablantes nativos casi nunca usamos la mayoría de estos nombres colectivos porque no los conocemos y nunca escuchamos la mayoría de ellos.
This is just a fun posting.
Animal Collective nouns , just a few examples
I doubt that you will find this in any other language it is unique to English
herd of antelope
army of ants
colony of ants
swarm of ants
shrewdness of apes
flange of baboons
congress of baboons
tribe of baboons
culture of bacteria
cete of badgers
colony of badgers
sleuth of bears
sloth of bears
pack of bears (polar bears)
colony of beavers
lodge of beavers flight of bees
grist of bees
hive of bees
swarm of bees
congregation of birds
dissimulation of birds
flight of birds
flock of birds
volery of birds
sedge of bitterns
siege of bitterns
herd of boar
singular of boar
sounder of boar
chain of bobolinks
brace of bucks
clash of bucks
herd of buffalo
rabble of butterflies
swarm of butterflies
wake of buzzards
flock of camels
army of caterpillars
clowder of cats
clutter of cats
glaring of cats
pounce of cats
dout of cats (house cats)
nuisance of cats (house cats)
kendle of cats (kittens)
kindle of cats (kittens)
litter of cats (kittens)
destruction of cats (wild cats)
drove of cattle
herd of cattle
kine of cattle team of cattle
yoke of cattle (two ) herd of chamois
brood of chickens
flock of chicken
peep of chickens
brood of chicks
chattering of chicks
clutch of chicks
cartload of chimpanzees
herd of chinchillas
bed of clams
quiver of cobras
rag of colts
rake of colts
bury of conies
cover of coots
flight of cormorants
band of coyotes
sedge of cranes
siege of cranes
congregation of crocodiles
float of crocodiles
storytelling of crows
murder of crows
herd of deer
leash of deer
parcel of deer bevy of deer (roe deer) kennel of dogs pack of dogs litter of dogs (puppies) pod of dolphins drove of donkeys herd of donkeys pace of donkeys trip of dotterel bevy of doves cote of doves dole of doves dule of doves flight of doves piteousness of doves flight of dragons weyr of dragons wing of dragons brace of ducks flock of ducks flush of ducks paddling of ducks raft of ducks team of ducks aerie of eagles convocation of eagles swarm of eels herd of elephants memory of elephants parade of elephants gang of elk herd of elk mob of emus business of ferrets cast of ferrets fesnyng of ferrets charm of finches catch of fish haul of fish run of fish school of fish shoal of fish swarm of flies lead of foxes leash of foxes skulk of foxes army of frogs colony of frogs knot of frogs flock of geese gaggle of geese skein of geese (in flight) wedge of geese (flying in a 'V') horde of gerbils corps of giraffes herd of giraffes tower of giraffes cloud of gnats horde of gnats swarm of gnats herd of gnus implausibility of gnus drove of goats herd of goats tribe of goats trip of goats charm of goldfinches glint of goldfish band of gorillas skein of goslings leash of greyhounds covey of grouse pack of grouse colony of gulls group of guinea pigs horde of hamsters drove of hares down of hares husk of hares leash of hares trace of hares trip of hares warren of hares aerie of hawks cast of hawks kettle of hawks array of hedgehogs prickle of hedgehogs brood of hens hedge of herons sedge of herons siege of herons shoal of herrings crash of hippopotami herd of hippopotami bloat of hippopotami drift of hogs parcel of hogs passel of hogs nest of hornets harras of horses herd of horses stable of horses team of horses troop of horses
Collective Name Animal cry of hounds mute of hounds pack of hounds charm of hummingbirds clan of hyenas band of jays party of jays scold of jays smack of jellyfish herd of kangaroos mob of kangaroos troop of kangaroos deceit of lapwings ascension of larks exaltation of larks leap of leopards leep of leopards lepe of leopards pride of lions sault of lions sowse of lions troop of lions lounge of lizards herd of llamas plague of locusts tidings of magpies sord of mallards stud of mares richness of martens horde of mice mischief of mice nest of mice company of moles labor of moles movement of moles cartload of monkeys tribe of monkeys troop of monkeys troup of monkeys herd of moose barren of mules pack of mules rake of mules span of mules watch of nightingales bevy of otter family of otter raft of otter romp of otter parliament of owls drove of oxen herd of oxen span of oxen team of oxen yoke of oxen (two) bed of oysters company of parrots covey of partridges muster of peacocks ostentation of peacocks colony of penguins crèche of penguins huddle of penguins parcel of penguins rookery of penguins nest of pheasants nide of pheasants (on the ground) nye of pheasants (on the ground) bouquet of pheasants (when flushed) flight of pigeons flock of pigeons drove of pigs herd of pigs litter of pigs farrow of pigs (piglets) sounder of pigs (wild pigs) shoal of pilchards congregation of plovers wing of plovers chine of polecats string of ponies pod of porpoises school of porpoises passel of possum coterie of prairie dogs bevy of quail covey of quail bury of rabbits colony of rabbits down of rabbits drove of rabbits husk of rabbits leash of rabbits trace of rabbits trip of rabbits warren of rabbits nest of rabbits (young) wrack of rabbits (young) gaze of raccoons nursery of raccoons colony of rats horde of rats mischief of rats pack of rats plague of rats swarm of rats rhumba of rattlesnakes storytelling of ravens unkindness of ravens crash of rhinocerouses building of rooks clamor of rooks storytelling of rooks run of salmon school of salmon shoal of salmon bob of seals colony of seals crash of seals harem of seals herd of seals pod of seals rookery of seals spring of seals team of seals school of shark shiver of shark down of sheep drove of sheep flock of sheep fold of sheep hurtle of sheep trip of sheep bed of snakes den of snakes nest of snakes pit of snakes walk of snipes wisp of snipes host of sparrows dray of squirrels scurry of squirrels murmuration of starlings muster of storks mustering of storks flight of swallows bevy of swans herd of swans wedge of swans (flying in a 'V') flock of swifts drift of swine sounder of swine spring of teals ambush of tigers streak of tigers knot of toads hover of trout flock of turkeys brood of turkeys (immature) bale of turtles generation of vipers nest of vipers colony of vultures mob of wallabees herd of walruses pod of walruses pack of weasels sneak of weasels gam of whales herd of whales pod of whales school of whales plump of wildfowl herd of wolves pack of wolves rout of wolves route of wolves warren of wombats fall of woodcocks descent of woodpeckers herd of yaks herd of zebras zeal of zebras
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