A group of pigeons is called a kit, a term that comes specifically from the world of pigeon racing and keeping, rather than describing wild flocks in general. A “kit” traditionally refers to a small, trained group of homing or racing pigeons kept and flown together by the same handler, sometimes called a fancier.
The term has roots in falconry-adjacent hobbyist traditions, where pigeon keepers would raise and train their birds as a cohesive unit, teaching them to fly out together, circle the loft, and return home as a coordinated group. This bond between a kit of pigeons and their handler is central to the sport of pigeon racing, where trained birds are released far from home and timed on their return flight.
Outside the context of trained racing birds, pigeons are more commonly described using broader flock terms like a flock, a flight, or a loft (when referring to their home base), but “kit” remains a distinctive nod to the deep tradition of pigeon fancying.