Asioninae
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Asioninae is a subfamily of typical owls that includes medium-sized, often long-eared species within the family Strigidae.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8025348 — 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: Asioninae Context triple: [Strigidae, hasSubfamily, Asioninae]
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A.
Myadestinae
Myadestinae is a subfamily of passerine birds within the thrush family, comprising several genera of forest-dwelling songbirds found mainly in the Neotropics and Pacific islands.
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B.
Lophorinae
Lophorinae is a subfamily of birds-of-paradise known for its elaborately ornamented males and complex courtship displays.
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C.
Coerebinae
Coerebinae is a subfamily of tanagers that includes the Darwin’s finches and other closely related Neotropical songbirds.
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D.
Pantholopinae
Pantholopinae is a subfamily of bovids that includes the Tibetan antelope and its close relatives, characterized by adaptations to high-altitude environments.
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E.
Eumeninae
Eumeninae is a large subfamily of solitary wasps, commonly known as potter or mason wasps, recognized for their mud-built nests and role as predators of caterpillars.
- 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: Asioninae Target entity description: Asioninae is a subfamily of typical owls that includes medium-sized, often long-eared species within the family Strigidae.
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A.
Myadestinae
Myadestinae is a subfamily of passerine birds within the thrush family, comprising several genera of forest-dwelling songbirds found mainly in the Neotropics and Pacific islands.
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B.
Lophorinae
Lophorinae is a subfamily of birds-of-paradise known for its elaborately ornamented males and complex courtship displays.
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C.
Coerebinae
Coerebinae is a subfamily of tanagers that includes the Darwin’s finches and other closely related Neotropical songbirds.
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D.
Pantholopinae
Pantholopinae is a subfamily of bovids that includes the Tibetan antelope and its close relatives, characterized by adaptations to high-altitude environments.
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E.
Eumeninae
Eumeninae is a large subfamily of solitary wasps, commonly known as potter or mason wasps, recognized for their mud-built nests and role as predators of caterpillars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
owl subfamily
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | typical owls ⓘ |
| characteristic |
facial disk
ⓘ
forward-facing eyes ⓘ hooked beak ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ often long-eared ⓘ predatory ⓘ sharp talons ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | typical owls subfamily ⓘ |
| contains | ear-tufted owl species ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
small birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ North America ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | mesopredator ⓘ |
| family | Strigidae ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ open country with scattered trees ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hearingAdaptation | asymmetrical ears ⓘ |
| includes |
Asio
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Ptilopsis ⓘ long-eared owls ⓘ medium-sized owls ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
old nests of other birds
ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ |
| order | Strigiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Strigidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preyDetection |
acute hearing
ⓘ
good night vision ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| superfamily | Strigoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subfamily ⓘ |
| visionAdaptation | adapted for low light ⓘ |
| vocalization |
hoots
ⓘ
screeches ⓘ |
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: Asioninae Description of subject: Asioninae is a subfamily of typical owls that includes medium-sized, often long-eared species within the family Strigidae.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Asioninae