Archilochus colubris
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Archilochus colubris, commonly known as the ruby-throated hummingbird, is a small North American hummingbird species renowned for its iridescent plumage and rapid wingbeats that enable it to hover while feeding on nectar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archilochus colubris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5771639 — 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: Archilochus colubris Context triple: [Trochilidae, hasMember, Archilochus colubris]
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A.
Chalciope
Chalciope is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis and often associated with the legend of the Golden Fleece.
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B.
Columbina
Columbina is a clever and flirtatious maid character from the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition, often portrayed as Harlequin’s witty counterpart and love interest.
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C.
Spizella
Spizella is a genus of small New World sparrows known for their slender build and often subtle plumage, commonly found in open woodlands and shrubby habitats across North America.
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D.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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E.
Colinus nigrogularis
Colinus nigrogularis, commonly known as the black-throated bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to parts of Central America.
- 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: Archilochus colubris Target entity description: Archilochus colubris, commonly known as the ruby-throated hummingbird, is a small North American hummingbird species renowned for its iridescent plumage and rapid wingbeats that enable it to hover while feeding on nectar.
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A.
Chalciope
Chalciope is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis and often associated with the legend of the Golden Fleece.
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B.
Columbina
Columbina is a clever and flirtatious maid character from the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition, often portrayed as Harlequin’s witty counterpart and love interest.
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C.
Spizella
Spizella is a genus of small New World sparrows known for their slender build and often subtle plumage, commonly found in open woodlands and shrubby habitats across North America.
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D.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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E.
Colinus nigrogularis
Colinus nigrogularis, commonly known as the black-throated bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to parts of Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | about 7–9 cm ⓘ |
| averageMass | about 2–6 g ⓘ |
| binomialName | Archilochus colubris ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
central Canada
ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ eastern United States ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | ruby-throated hummingbird ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| dietIncludes |
flower nectar
ⓘ
small insects ⓘ spiders ⓘ |
| eggColor | white ⓘ |
| family | Trochilidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
insectivory
ⓘ
nectar feeding ⓘ |
| femalePlumageFeature | white throat ⓘ |
| flightAbility |
backward flight
ⓘ
hovering ⓘ |
| genus | Archilochus ⓘ |
| habitat |
gardens
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ open forests ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| iucnStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| iucnStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumageFeature | ruby-red gorget ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestingSite | tree branches ⓘ |
| nestType | small cup nest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ability to hover
ⓘ
iridescent plumage ⓘ rapid wingbeats ⓘ |
| order | Apodiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| pollinationRole | important pollinator of flowering plants ⓘ |
| primaryThreats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
predation by cats ⓘ window collisions ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingBeatFrequency | about 50–60 beats per second ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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: Archilochus colubris Description of subject: Archilochus colubris, commonly known as the ruby-throated hummingbird, is a small North American hummingbird species renowned for its iridescent plumage and rapid wingbeats that enable it to hover while feeding on nectar.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.