Clamator
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Clamator is a small genus of brood-parasitic cuckoos known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clamator canonical | 5 |
| Clamator coromandus | 1 |
| Clamator glandarius | 1 |
| Clamator jacobinus | 1 |
| Clamator levaillantii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7865300 — 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: Clamator Context triple: [Cuculiformes, notableGenus, Clamator]
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A.
Curruca
Curruca is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as typical warblers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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B.
Horornis
Horornis is a genus of small Old World warblers in the family Cettiidae, comprising several skulking, insectivorous songbird species found mainly in Asia and the Pacific.
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C.
Martlet
Martlet was the British Royal Navy’s name for early versions of the American-built Grumman F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
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D.
Picus
Picus is a figure from Roman mythology, a handsome king and hunter who was transformed into a woodpecker by the sorceress Circe.
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E.
Corvus
Corvus is a small southern constellation known for its distinctive quadrilateral shape, often interpreted as a crow or raven in classical mythology.
- 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: Clamator Target entity description: Clamator is a small genus of brood-parasitic cuckoos known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species.
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A.
Curruca
Curruca is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as typical warblers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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B.
Horornis
Horornis is a genus of small Old World warblers in the family Cettiidae, comprising several skulking, insectivorous songbird species found mainly in Asia and the Pacific.
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C.
Martlet
Martlet was the British Royal Navy’s name for early versions of the American-built Grumman F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
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D.
Picus
Picus is a figure from Roman mythology, a handsome king and hunter who was transformed into a woodpecker by the sorceress Circe.
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E.
Corvus
Corvus is a small southern constellation known for its distinctive quadrilateral shape, often interpreted as a crow or raven in classical mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird genus
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | brood parasitism ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Levaillant's cuckoo
ⓘ
chestnut-winged cuckoo ⓘ crested cuckoos ⓘ great spotted cuckoo ⓘ pied cuckoo ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Clamator coromandus
ⓘ
linked to:
Clamator
Clamator glandarius ⓘ
linked to:
Clamator
Clamator jacobinus ⓘ
linked to:
Clamator
Clamator levaillantii ⓘ
linked to:
Clamator
|
| describedAs | a small genus of brood-parasitic cuckoos ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ parts of Africa and Eurasia ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | obligate brood parasite ⓘ |
| family | Cuculidae ⓘ |
| hasFeedingHabit | insectivorous ⓘ |
| hostRelationship | parasitizes nests of other bird species ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | some species are migratory ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
often has a prominent crest
ⓘ
slender cuckoo-like body ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin word "clamator" meaning "shouter" or "caller" ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
brood-parasitic behavior
ⓘ
lays eggs in nests of other cuckoos and passerines ⓘ |
| order | Cuculiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Clamator
ⓘ
Clamator ⓘ Clamator ⓘ Clamator ⓘ Cuculidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | does not build its own nest ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | lays eggs in nests of other bird species ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud calls ⓘ |
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: Clamator Description of subject: Clamator is a small genus of brood-parasitic cuckoos known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.