Cicinnurus
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Cicinnurus is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for their vividly colored plumage and elaborate courtship displays.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cicinnurus canonical | 2 |
| Cicinnurus regius | 2 |
| Cicinnurus magnificus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7952879 — 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: Cicinnurus Context triple: [Paradisaeidae, hasGenus, Cicinnurus]
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A.
Copsychus
Copsychus is a genus of small passerine birds commonly known as shamas, noted for their melodious songs and found primarily in Asia and parts of Africa.
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B.
Eumyias
Eumyias is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as blue flycatchers, found mainly in forested regions of South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
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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D.
Nothura
Nothura is a genus of small, ground-dwelling tinamous native to South America, known for their cryptic plumage and preference for open grassland habitats.
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E.
Cistothorus
Cistothorus is a genus of small, often secretive New World wrens typically found in marshes and grasslands.
- 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: Cicinnurus Target entity description: Cicinnurus is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for their vividly colored plumage and elaborate courtship displays.
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A.
Copsychus
Copsychus is a genus of small passerine birds commonly known as shamas, noted for their melodious songs and found primarily in Asia and parts of Africa.
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B.
Eumyias
Eumyias is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as blue flycatchers, found mainly in forested regions of South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
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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D.
Nothura
Nothura is a genus of small, ground-dwelling tinamous native to South America, known for their cryptic plumage and preference for open grassland habitats.
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E.
Cistothorus
Cistothorus is a genus of small, often secretive New World wrens typically found in marshes and grasslands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Paradisaeidae
ⓘ
Passeriformes ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Wilson's bird-of-paradise
ⓘ
birds-of-paradise ⓘ king bird-of-paradise ⓘ magnificent bird-of-paradise ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat loss in parts of range ⓘ |
| describedBy | Louis Pierre Vieillot ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Indonesia
ⓘ
New Guinea region ⓘ
linked to:
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| family | Paradisaeidae ⓘ |
| femalePlumage | duller coloration ⓘ |
| habitat |
lowland forest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex courtship dances
ⓘ
ornamental flank plumes in males ⓘ specialized display perches ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Cicinnurus magnificus
ⓘ
linked to:
Cicinnurus
Cicinnurus regius ⓘ
linked to:
Cicinnurus
Cicinnurus respublica ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumage | brightly colored ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australasia
ⓘ
linked to:
Oceania
|
| notableFor |
elaborate courtship displays
ⓘ
vividly colored plumage ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Paradisaeidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | lekking ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | strong ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Paradisaeinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Paradisaeidae
|
| taxonAuthor | Louis Pierre Vieillot ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Cicinnurus regius
ⓘ
linked to:
Cicinnurus
|
| vernacularGroup | birds-of-paradise ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1816 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cicinnurus Description of subject: Cicinnurus is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for their vividly colored plumage and elaborate courtship displays.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cicinnurus
linked to: Cicinnurus
linked to: Cicinnurus