Paradisaeidae
E184657
Paradisaeidae is the bird-of-paradise family, a group of passerine birds known for the males’ spectacular plumage and elaborate courtship displays, found mainly in New Guinea and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradisaeidae canonical | 2 |
| Paradisaeinae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584440 — 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: Paradisaeidae Context triple: [Aves, hasSubgroup, Paradisaeidae]
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A.
Cotingidae
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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B.
Estrildidae
Estrildidae is a family of small, often brightly colored seed-eating passerine birds commonly known as waxbills, munias, and grassfinches, primarily found in the Old World tropics.
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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.
Dicruridae
Dicruridae is a family of passerine birds commonly known as drongos, found mainly in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and noted for their glossy plumage, long forked tails, and often aggressive, fearless behavior.
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E.
Cuculiformes
Cuculiformes is an order of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis, known for brood parasitism in many species.
- 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: Paradisaeidae Target entity description: Paradisaeidae is the bird-of-paradise family, a group of passerine birds known for the males’ spectacular plumage and elaborate courtship displays, found mainly in New Guinea and surrounding regions.
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A.
Cotingidae
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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B.
Estrildidae
Estrildidae is a family of small, often brightly colored seed-eating passerine birds commonly known as waxbills, munias, and grassfinches, primarily found in the Old World tropics.
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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.
Dicruridae
Dicruridae is a family of passerine birds commonly known as drongos, found mainly in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and noted for their glossy plumage, long forked tails, and often aggressive, fearless behavior.
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E.
Cuculiformes
Cuculiformes is an order of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis, known for brood parasitism in many species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
elaborate male courtship displays
ⓘ
extremely ornate male plumage ⓘ sexual dimorphism ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
bird of paradise
ⓘ
surface form:
bird-of-paradise family
birds-of-paradise ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting for plumes ⓘ |
| describedBy | Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forest
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasGenus |
Astrapia
ⓘ
Cicinnurus ⓘ Cnemophilinae ⓘ
surface form:
Cnemophilus
Drepanornis ⓘ Epimachus ⓘ Lophorina ⓘ Loria ⓘ Manucodia ⓘ Melampitta ⓘ Paradisaea ⓘ Parotia ⓘ Phonygammus ⓘ Polypodiophyta ⓘ
surface form:
Pteridophora
Ptiloris ⓘ Seleucidis ⓘ Semioptera ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesCountApprox | around 40 species ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Cnemophilinae
ⓘ
Epimachinae ⓘ Lophorinae ⓘ Myadestinae ⓘ
surface form:
Melampittinae
Paradisaeidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paradisaeinae
|
| infraorder | Corvida ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Aru Islands
ⓘ
Maluku Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Moluccas
New Guinea ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ West Papua ⓘ eastern Indonesia ⓘ northeastern Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural significance in New Guinea
ⓘ
influence on sexual selection studies ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | lekking behavior in many species ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily | Corvoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Paradisaea ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1841 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paradisaeidae Description of subject: Paradisaeidae is the bird-of-paradise family, a group of passerine birds known for the males’ spectacular plumage and elaborate courtship displays, found mainly in New Guinea and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paradisaeinae