Psittacidae
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Psittacidae is a large family of parrots that includes many colorful, often highly intelligent species found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psittacidae canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3812139 — 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: Psittacidae Context triple: [Saint Lucia amazon, family, Psittacidae]
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A.
Psittaciformes
Psittaciformes is the order of birds that includes parrots, parakeets, macaws, cockatoos, and related species known for their strong curved beaks and often vivid plumage.
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B.
Hirundinidae
Hirundinidae is a family of small, agile passerine birds commonly known as swallows and martins, recognized for their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and aerial insect-catching behavior.
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C.
Corvidae
Corvidae is a family of intelligent, often large-brained passerine birds that includes crows, ravens, magpies, and jays.
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D.
Columbiformes
Columbiformes is an order of birds that includes pigeons and doves, known for their compact bodies, short necks, and specialized feeding of their young with “pigeon milk.”
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E.
Paradisaeidae
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.
- 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: Psittacidae Target entity description: Psittacidae is a large family of parrots that includes many colorful, often highly intelligent species found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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A.
Psittaciformes
Psittaciformes is the order of birds that includes parrots, parakeets, macaws, cockatoos, and related species known for their strong curved beaks and often vivid plumage.
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B.
Hirundinidae
Hirundinidae is a family of small, agile passerine birds commonly known as swallows and martins, recognized for their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and aerial insect-catching behavior.
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C.
Corvidae
Corvidae is a family of intelligent, often large-brained passerine birds that includes crows, ravens, magpies, and jays.
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D.
Columbiformes
Columbiformes is an order of birds that includes pigeons and doves, known for their compact bodies, short necks, and specialized feeding of their young with “pigeon milk.”
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E.
Paradisaeidae
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parrot family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| characteristic |
brightly colored plumage
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high intelligence ⓘ strong curved bill ⓘ zygodactyl feet ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | true parrots ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
many species threatened by habitat loss
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many species threatened by wildlife trade ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
nectar ⓘ nuts ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| includes |
Amazona aestiva
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Amazona amazonica ⓘ Amazona autumnalis ⓘ Amazona farinosa ⓘ Amazona ochrocephala ⓘ Amazona oratrix ⓘ Amazona viridigenalis ⓘ Ara ambiguus ⓘ Ara ararauna ⓘ Ara auricollis ⓘ Ara chloropterus ⓘ Ara couloni ⓘ Ara glaucogularis ⓘ Ara macao ⓘ Ara maracana ⓘ Ara militaris ⓘ Ara nobilis ⓘ Ara rubrogenys ⓘ Ara severus ⓘ Melopsittacus undulatus ⓘ Nymphicus hollandicus ⓘ Psittacula krameri ⓘ Psittacus erithacus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Africa
ⓘ
Australasia ⓘ
linked to:
Oceania
Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| order | Psittaciformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays eggs in tree cavities ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Arinae
ⓘ
Psittacinae ⓘ
linked to:
Psittaculidae
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| vocalAbility | can mimic human speech ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Psittacidae Description of subject: Psittacidae is a large family of parrots that includes many colorful, often highly intelligent species found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.