List of collective nouns

Did you ever need to know what a group of geese was called? Well, here are some of the more commonly used collective nouns, with a few of the interesting ones thrown in for good measure.

Ais forAerie

A group of eagles is called an aerie.

Ais forArmada

A group of ships, particularly military vessels or a Navy is called an armada.
A group of caterpillars is called an army. Sometimes a group of ants is called an army too.
A group of larks is called an ascension or an exultation.
A bale is a large bundle of something, usually tightly packed into a regular shape and held together with string. Hay and straw are the two most common items that is packed into bales, but wool and recyclables like cardboard can also be packed into bales.
A group of turtles is called a bale.

Bis forBand

A band is a group of musicians who perform music together. Music made by a group of people playing different instruments together is usually more interesting than music made by only a single instrument.
A group of donkeys or mules is called a barren.

Bis forBatch

A batch is a large amount of the same thing meant to be grouped together. Another word for batch is bundle. You can bake a batch of cookies.

Bis forBevy

A group of quail is called a bevy or a covey.