Murmuration is the phenomenon in which large flocks of birds move in a coordinated, fluid manner. Which word describes this behavior?

Murmuration is the phenomenon in which large flocks of birds move in a coordinated, fluid manner. Which word describes this behavior?

• A. Murmuration
• B. Colony
• C. Mimic
• D. Nesting

Answer: (A)

Understanding the term for a flock’s coordinated flight describes the idea here. The best word is murmuration, which is used to name the striking, fluid movement of many birds as they weave and turn together. This term captures the sense of the flock acting like a single, dynamic group, a phenomenon often seen with starling flocks. The other options don’t fit because a colony refers to where birds live and breed, not how they move; mimic means to imitate something; nesting refers to building or occupying nests. So murmuration accurately names this aerial choreography.