Group Names: Antelope: A herd of antelope Ant: A colony or an army of ants Ape: A shrewdness of apes Baboons: A troop of baboons Bacteria: A culture of bacteria Badger: A cete of badgers

Sorted by Noun Sorted by Bird Type; aerie of eagles aerie of hawks ascension of larks band of jays bevy of doves bevy of quail bevy of swans bouquet of …

Owls possess large, forward-facing eyes and ear-holes, a hawk-like beak, a flat face, and usually a conspicuous circle of feathers, a facial disc, around each eye.The feathers making up this disc can be adjusted to sharply focus sounds from varying distances onto the owls’ asymmetrically placed ear cavities.

a group of kangaroos is called a mob. (you can also call them a herd or a troop.)

groups and babies often have strange names. Baby sharks are called pups, baby kangaroos are called joeys.

Group Names for Birds: A Partial List By Terry Ross A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants [when flushed] A brood of hens A building of rooks A cast of hawks [or falcons] A charm of finches A colony of penguins A company of parrots A congregation of plovers A cover of coots A covey of partridges [or grouse or ptarmigans] A deceit of lapwings A

One strange thing about the English language is that the name of a group of s is often different from one species to the next. Some of these group names can be quite unusual too, like “a murder of crows”.

Standard terms for particular groups are listed first in each group and shown in bold.

Collective Nouns. One of the many oddities of the English language is the multitude of different names given to collections or groups, be they s, birds, people or things.

How much do you know about owls? They are amazing birds, and these owl facts and trivia may surprise you!