Onychorhynchidae
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Onychorhynchidae is a small family of New World passerine birds best known for the royal flycatchers, which have distinctive, colorful fan-shaped crests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Onychorhynchidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7577010 — 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: Onychorhynchidae Context triple: [Tyrannoidea, includes, Onychorhynchidae]
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A.
Onychogalea
Onychogalea is a genus of small Australian marsupials known as nail-tail wallabies, distinguished by the horny spur at the tip of their tails.
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B.
Nemonychidae
Nemonychidae is a family of primitive weevils known for feeding primarily on conifer pollen and representing one of the most basal lineages within the weevil superfamily.
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C.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
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D.
Odontophoridae
Odontophoridae is a family of New World quails, small ground-dwelling game birds known for their rounded bodies, short tails, and often elaborate head plumes.
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E.
Sebastidae
Sebastidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as rockfishes, many of which are long-lived, bottom-dwelling species important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
- 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: Onychorhynchidae Target entity description: Onychorhynchidae is a small family of New World passerine birds best known for the royal flycatchers, which have distinctive, colorful fan-shaped crests.
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A.
Onychogalea
Onychogalea is a genus of small Australian marsupials known as nail-tail wallabies, distinguished by the horny spur at the tip of their tails.
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B.
Nemonychidae
Nemonychidae is a family of primitive weevils known for feeding primarily on conifer pollen and representing one of the most basal lineages within the weevil superfamily.
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C.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
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D.
Odontophoridae
Odontophoridae is a family of New World quails, small ground-dwelling game birds known for their rounded bodies, short tails, and often elaborate head plumes.
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E.
Sebastidae
Sebastidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as rockfishes, many of which are long-lived, bottom-dwelling species important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
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taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | perch-gleaning for insects ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Neotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clade | Passerides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | royal flycatcher family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGenus | Onychorhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Onychorhynchus coronatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Onychorhynchus mexicanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Onychorhynchus occidentalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Onychorhynchus swainsoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestCharacteristic | erectile fan-shaped crest ⓘ |
| crestColor | brightly colored ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | aerial insect predator ⓘ |
| eggColor | spotted eggs ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | flycatching ⓘ |
| geographicQualifier | New World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
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riparian forest ⓘ tropical lowland forest ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Tyrant-flycatcher and allies ⓘ |
| infraorder | Tyrannides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
broad flat bill
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cryptic brownish plumage when crest folded ⓘ relatively long tail ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Onychorhynchus ⓘ |
| notableFor | royal flycatchers with colorful fan-shaped crests ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| range | New World tropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
HBW and BirdLife International as a separate family
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International Ornithologists Union (IOC) as a separate family ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | cup nest builders ⓘ |
| suborder | Tyranni ⓘ |
| taxonomicNote | sometimes placed within Tyrannidae by some authorities ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | small bird family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Onychorhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Onychorhynchidae Description of subject: Onychorhynchidae is a small family of New World passerine birds best known for the royal flycatchers, which have distinctive, colorful fan-shaped crests.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.