Names of Animals in Spanish

In today’s blog, we bring you a new list, in this case, the names of 39 animals in Spanish, useful if you’re visiting a zoo on a weekend or simply if you’re interested in animals and want to keep increasing your Spanish vocabulary!

Many times in Spanish, you’ll see we use Manada (Herd), Parvada (Flock), Colonia (Colony), or Enjambre (Swarm) for many animals. English has many complex names for groups of animals, and they aren’t common knowledge, but Spanish is a bit easier to remember, as you’ll see below.

So, here we go…

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ANIMAL NAME IN ENGLISH & SPANISH	NAME OF THE ANIMAL GROUP IN ENGLISH	NAME OF THE ANIMAL GROUP IN SPANISH
Sheep - Ovejas	Herd	Rebaño or Majada
Horses - Caballos	Herd	Caballada or Tropilla
Dogs - Perros	Pack	Jauría
Cats - Gatos	Clowder	Manada or Gaterío
Pigs - Cerdos	Passel	Piara
Hens - Gallinas	Brood	Averío
Rabbits - Conejos	Colony or Nest	Colonia, Nido or Conejera
Birds - Aves	Flock	Parvada
Crows - Cuervos	Murder	Parvada
Goats - Cabras	Herd	Rebaño
Ducks - Patos	Raft, Team, or Paddling	Parvada
Cows - Vacas	Herd	Manada, Vaquería or Vacada
Bulls - Toros	Herd	Torada
Lions - Leones	Pride or Coalitions	Manada
Ants - Hormigas	Colony or Army	Colonia
Bees - Abejas	Colony	Colonia or Enjambre
Wasps - Avispas	Swarm or Nest	Enjambre
Wolves - Lobos	Pack	Jauría
Parrots - Loros	Pandemonium, Company, or Flock	Parvada or Bandada
Monkeys - Monos	Barrel or Troop	Monada
Mice - Ratones	Nest	Colonia
Deer - Ciervos	Herd	Manada
Fish - Peces	School	Cardumen or Banco
Elephants - Elefantes	Herd	Manada
Crocodiles - Cocodrilos	Float or Bask	Manada or Congregación
Dolphines - Delfines	Pod	Manada or Grupo
Penguines - Pingüinos	Waddle or Raft	Colonia
Bears - Osos	Sloth	Manada
Moose - Alces	Herd	Manada
Beavers - Castor	Colony	Colonia, Familia or Logia
Guinea Pigs - Cobayos	Herd or Muddle	Manada or Grupo
Snakes - Serpientes or Víboras	Pit, Nest, or Den	Hoyo, Jerarquía, or Cama
Geese - Gansos	Gaggle or Plump	Bandada or Parvada
Swans - Cisnes	Bevy or Wedge	Bandada or Parvada
Turtles - Tortugas	Bale	Paca or Nido
Roaches - Cucarachas	Intrusion	Nido
Bats - Murciélagos	Colony	Colonia
Hedgehogs - Puercoespín	Array	Grupo or Colectivo
Otters - Nutria	Raft, Romp or Family	Balsa

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