Cotingidae
E182602
Cotingidae is a family of passerine birds from Central and South America known for their often bright plumage, elaborate courtship displays, and diverse vocalizations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotingidae canonical | 3 |
| Cotingioidea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584438 — 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: Cotingidae Context triple: [Aves, hasSubgroup, Cotingidae]
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A.
Cracidae
Cracidae is a family of large, primarily arboreal game birds native to the Neotropics, including chachalacas, guans, and curassows.
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B.
Tinamidae
Tinamidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds native to Central and South America, known for their plump bodies, short wings, and generally poor flying ability.
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C.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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D.
Sturnidae
Sturnidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds, including starlings and mynas, known for their social behavior, vocal mimicry, and often iridescent plumage.
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E.
Trochilidae
Trochilidae is the biological family of hummingbirds, a diverse group of small, nectar-feeding birds known for their rapid wingbeats and ability to hover in place.
- 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: Cotingidae Target entity description: Cotingidae is a family of passerine birds from Central and South America known for their often bright plumage, elaborate courtship displays, and diverse vocalizations.
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A.
Cracidae
Cracidae is a family of large, primarily arboreal game birds native to the Neotropics, including chachalacas, guans, and curassows.
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B.
Tinamidae
Tinamidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds native to Central and South America, known for their plump bodies, short wings, and generally poor flying ability.
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C.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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D.
Sturnidae
Sturnidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds, including starlings and mynas, known for their social behavior, vocal mimicry, and often iridescent plumage.
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E.
Trochilidae
Trochilidae is the biological family of hummingbirds, a diverse group of small, nectar-feeding birds known for their rapid wingbeats and ability to hover in place.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
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taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bright plumage
ⓘ
diverse vocalizations ⓘ elaborate courtship displays ⓘ sexually dimorphic plumage in many species ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | cotingas ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | seed disperser ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest canopy
ⓘ
forest edges ⓘ subtropical forest ⓘ tropical forest ⓘ |
| infraorder |
Tyranni
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyrannides
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphology |
broad-based bills in many species
ⓘ
strong feet adapted to perching ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Neotropical realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
|
| notableSpecies |
Carpodectes nitidus
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surface form:
Carpodectes antoniae
Carpodectes nitidus ⓘ
surface form:
Carpodectes hopkei
Carpodectes nitidus ⓘ Cephalopterus ornatus ⓘ
surface form:
Cephalopterus glabricollis
Cephalopterus ornatus ⓘ Cephalopterus ornatus ⓘ
surface form:
Cephalopterus penduliger
Cotinga amabilis ⓘ Cotinga cayana ⓘ Cotinga maynana ⓘ Cotinga nattererii ⓘ Procnias alba ⓘ Procnias alba ⓘ
surface form:
Procnias averano
Procnias nudicollis ⓘ Procnias tricarunculatus ⓘ Rupicola peruvianus ⓘ Rupicola rupicola ⓘ Xipholena punicea ⓘ
surface form:
Xipholena atropurpurea
Xipholena lamellipennis ⓘ Xipholena punicea ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
American Ornithologists' Union
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surface form:
American Ornithological Society
International Ornithologists' Union ⓘ
surface form:
International Ornithologists Union
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| reproduction |
elaborate male display behavior
ⓘ
lekking in some species ⓘ |
| suborder | Tyranni ⓘ |
| superfamily |
Cotingidae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cotingioidea
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| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex songs in some species
ⓘ
loud calls in many species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotingidae Description of subject: Cotingidae is a family of passerine birds from Central and South America known for their often bright plumage, elaborate courtship displays, and diverse vocalizations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cotingioidea