Struthidea cinerea
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Struthidea cinerea, commonly known as the apostlebird, is a highly social, cooperatively breeding passerine native to inland eastern Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Struthidea cinerea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7802009 — 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: Struthidea cinerea Context triple: [Corcoracidae, memberSpecies, Struthidea cinerea]
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A.
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.
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B.
Periparus
Periparus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tit family, comprising several species of tits found across Eurasia and parts of North Africa.
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C.
Melanodryas
Melanodryas is a small genus of Australasian robins, comprising insectivorous passerine birds native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Regulus ignicapilla
Regulus ignicapilla, commonly known as the common firecrest, is a tiny, brightly colored passerine bird found in European woodlands and coniferous forests.
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E.
Sturnus
Sturnus is a genus of passerine birds in the starling family, historically including the European starling and several closely related species found across Eurasia 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: Struthidea cinerea Target entity description: Struthidea cinerea, commonly known as the apostlebird, is a highly social, cooperatively breeding passerine native to inland eastern Australia.
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A.
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.
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B.
Periparus
Periparus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tit family, comprising several species of tits found across Eurasia and parts of North Africa.
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C.
Melanodryas
Melanodryas is a small genus of Australasian robins, comprising insectivorous passerine birds native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Regulus ignicapilla
Regulus ignicapilla, commonly known as the common firecrest, is a tiny, brightly colored passerine bird found in European woodlands and coniferous forests.
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E.
Sturnus
Sturnus is a genus of passerine birds in the starling family, historically including the European starling and several closely related species found across Eurasia and surrounding regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
cooperatively breeding species ⓘ passerine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Corcorax melanorhamphos ⓘ |
| behavior |
non-migratory
ⓘ
terrestrial forager ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 33 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | cooperative breeding ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | about 3 to 5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
apostlebird
ⓘ
grey jumper ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Gould ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ small fruits ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ South Australia ⓘ Victoria ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| family | Corcoracidae ⓘ |
| familyCommonName | Australian mud-nesters ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Struthidea ⓘ |
| groupSize | large family groups ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | black ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
inland eastern Australia ⓘ |
| nestType | mud nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | grey ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
cooperative breeder
ⓘ
highly social ⓘ |
| socialStructure | family groups with helpers at the nest ⓘ |
| tailLength | long tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
dry open forest
ⓘ
scrub ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud chattering calls ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1837 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Struthidea cinerea Description of subject: Struthidea cinerea, commonly known as the apostlebird, is a highly social, cooperatively breeding passerine native to inland eastern Australia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.