Aegypiinae
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Aegypiinae is a subfamily of Old World vultures in the family Accipitridae, comprising large scavenging birds adapted to soaring and feeding on carrion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aegypiinae canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22376036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aegypiinae Context triple: [Gyps, parentTaxon, Aegypiinae]
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A.
Ptilocercidae
Ptilocercidae is a small family of nocturnal, arboreal treeshrews best known for the pen-tailed treeshrew, a Southeast Asian mammal with a distinctive feathered tail.
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B.
Conopophagidae
Conopophagidae is a small family of Neotropical passerine birds known as gnateaters, characterized by their ground-dwelling habits and insectivorous diet in forest understories.
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C.
Turnicidae
Turnicidae is a family of small, ground-dwelling birds known as buttonquails, found in the Old World and resembling true quails but belonging to a distinct lineage.
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D.
Meropidae
Meropidae is a family of brightly colored, slender, insect-eating birds commonly known as bee-eaters, found across Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe and Australia.
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E.
Clytomyias
Clytomyias is a small genus of Australasian passerine birds in the fairywren family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aegypiinae Target entity description: Aegypiinae is a subfamily of Old World vultures in the family Accipitridae, comprising large scavenging birds adapted to soaring and feeding on carrion.
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A.
Ptilocercidae
Ptilocercidae is a small family of nocturnal, arboreal treeshrews best known for the pen-tailed treeshrew, a Southeast Asian mammal with a distinctive feathered tail.
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B.
Conopophagidae
Conopophagidae is a small family of Neotropical passerine birds known as gnateaters, characterized by their ground-dwelling habits and insectivorous diet in forest understories.
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C.
Turnicidae
Turnicidae is a family of small, ground-dwelling birds known as buttonquails, found in the Old World and resembling true quails but belonging to a distinct lineage.
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D.
Meropidae
Meropidae is a family of brightly colored, slender, insect-eating birds commonly known as bee-eaters, found across Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe and Australia.
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E.
Clytomyias
Clytomyias is a small genus of Australasian passerine birds in the fairywren family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.