Malimbus
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Malimbus is a genus of brightly colored African weaver birds known for their intricate nest-building and sexual dimorphism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malimbus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7576389 — 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: Malimbus Context triple: [Ploceidae, notableGenus, Malimbus]
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Tallimba
Tallimba is a small rural locality in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated within an agricultural area west of the town of West Wyalong.
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B.
Tatumbla
Tatumbla is a small town and municipality located in the central Honduran highlands within the Francisco Morazán Department.
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C.
Yambu
Yambu is a coastal city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, known as an important port and industrial center.
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D.
Tuka
Tuka is a surname most notably associated with Vojtech Tuka, a Slovak politician and leading figure of the World War II-era Slovak State.
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E.
Tuka
Tuka is the affectionate self-referential name used by the 17th-century Marathi saint-poet Tukaram in his devotional abhangas.
- 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: Malimbus Target entity description: Malimbus is a genus of brightly colored African weaver birds known for their intricate nest-building and sexual dimorphism.
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A.
Tallimba
Tallimba is a small rural locality in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated within an agricultural area west of the town of West Wyalong.
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B.
Tatumbla
Tatumbla is a small town and municipality located in the central Honduran highlands within the Francisco Morazán Department.
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C.
Yambu
Yambu is a coastal city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, known as an important port and industrial center.
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D.
Tuka
Tuka is a surname most notably associated with Vojtech Tuka, a Slovak politician and leading figure of the World War II-era Slovak State.
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E.
Tuka
Tuka is the affectionate self-referential name used by the 17th-century Marathi saint-poet Tukaram in his devotional abhangas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | weaver birds ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bright plumage
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intricate nest-building ⓘ sexual dimorphism ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | malimbes ⓘ |
| communication | vocalizations ⓘ |
| describedAs | brightly colored African weaver birds ⓘ |
| diet |
fruit
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insects ⓘ other small invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| family | Ploceidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyCommonName | weavers ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
canopy
ⓘ
subcanopy ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
forests ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Malimbus ballmanni
NERFINISHED
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Malimbus cassini NERFINISHED ⓘ Malimbus coronatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Malimbus ibadanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Malimbus malimbicus ⓘ Malimbus nitens NERFINISHED ⓘ Malimbus racheliae NERFINISHED ⓘ Malimbus rubricollis NERFINISHED ⓘ Malimbus scarlatinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Malimbus scutatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| matingSystem | socially monogamous in many species ⓘ |
| nativeTo | sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestComplexity | intricate ⓘ |
| nestType | woven nests ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | colonial nesting ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphismType | males more brightly colored than females ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Louis Pierre Vieillot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Malimbus Description of subject: Malimbus is a genus of brightly colored African weaver birds known for their intricate nest-building and sexual dimorphism.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.