Sarothruridae
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Sarothruridae is a family of small, often secretive African and Malagasy birds commonly known as flufftails, belonging to the order Gruiformes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sarothruridae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7952732 — 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: Sarothruridae Context triple: [Gruiformes, hasMemberFamily, Sarothruridae]
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A.
Leiothrichidae
Leiothrichidae is a family of passerine birds that includes laughingthrushes, babblers, and related species, primarily found in Asia and parts of Africa.
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B.
Psilorhynchidae
Psilorhynchidae is a small family of freshwater fishes, commonly known as torrent minnows, adapted to fast-flowing streams in South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Rostratulidae
Rostratulidae is a small family of wading birds known as painted-snipes, characterized by their striking plumage and sexual role reversal in breeding behavior.
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D.
Tetrarogidae
Tetrarogidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as waspfishes, characterized by their venomous spines and bottom-dwelling habits in Indo-Pacific coastal waters.
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E.
Struthidea
Struthidea is a genus of Australian passerine birds in the mud-nest builder family Corcoracidae, best known for the apostlebird.
- 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: Sarothruridae Target entity description: Sarothruridae is a family of small, often secretive African and Malagasy birds commonly known as flufftails, belonging to the order Gruiformes.
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A.
Leiothrichidae
Leiothrichidae is a family of passerine birds that includes laughingthrushes, babblers, and related species, primarily found in Asia and parts of Africa.
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B.
Psilorhynchidae
Psilorhynchidae is a small family of freshwater fishes, commonly known as torrent minnows, adapted to fast-flowing streams in South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Rostratulidae
Rostratulidae is a small family of wading birds known as painted-snipes, characterized by their striking plumage and sexual role reversal in breeding behavior.
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D.
Tetrarogidae
Tetrarogidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as waspfishes, characterized by their venomous spines and bottom-dwelling habits in Indo-Pacific coastal waters.
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E.
Struthidea
Struthidea is a genus of Australian passerine birds in the mud-nest builder family Corcoracidae, best known for the apostlebird.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| behavior | secretive ⓘ |
| camouflageStrategy | use dense cover to avoid detection ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | flufftails ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species of conservation concern ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Mentocrex
ⓘ
Rallenia ⓘ Sarothrura ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Madagascar ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | often heavily marked eggs ⓘ |
| featherCharacteristic | soft fluffy plumage on underparts ⓘ |
| flightAbility | reluctant fliers ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | forage on or near the ground ⓘ |
| geographicEndemism | several species endemic to Madagascar ⓘ |
| habitat |
dense vegetation
ⓘ
forests ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| morphology |
cryptic plumage
ⓘ
round-bodied ⓘ short-tailed ⓘ |
| order | Gruiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rallidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | ground-nesting ⓘ |
| taxonomicHistory | formerly included within Rallidae by some authors ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small birds ⓘ |
| vocalization | often detected by calls rather than sight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarothruridae Description of subject: Sarothruridae is a family of small, often secretive African and Malagasy birds commonly known as flufftails, belonging to the order Gruiformes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.