Vanellus
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Vanellus is a genus of medium-sized wading birds commonly known as lapwings, found across much of the world in open habitats such as grasslands and wetlands.
All labels observed (21)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8342214 — 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.
Target entity: Vanellus Context triple: [Charadriidae, notableGenus, Vanellus]
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Hirundo
Hirundo is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as barn and house swallows, characterized by their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and agile aerial feeding.
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Malurus
Malurus is a genus of small, often brightly colored Australasian songbirds commonly known as fairywrens.
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Salpornis
Salpornis is a small genus of treecreeper-like passerine birds found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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Cistothorus
Cistothorus is a genus of small, often secretive New World wrens typically found in marshes and grasslands.
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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.
Target entity: Vanellus Target entity description: Vanellus is a genus of medium-sized wading birds commonly known as lapwings, found across much of the world in open habitats such as grasslands and wetlands.
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A.
Hirundo
Hirundo is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as barn and house swallows, characterized by their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and agile aerial feeding.
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B.
Malurus
Malurus is a genus of small, often brightly colored Australasian songbirds commonly known as fairywrens.
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C.
Salpornis
Salpornis is a small genus of treecreeper-like passerine birds found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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D.
Cistothorus
Cistothorus is a genus of small, often secretive New World wrens typically found in marshes and grasslands.
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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 (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Andean lapwing
ⓘ
Black-headed lapwing ⓘ Blacksmith lapwing ⓘ Brown-chested lapwing ⓘ Crowned lapwing ⓘ Grey-headed lapwing ⓘ Javan lapwing ⓘ Long-toed lapwing ⓘ Masked lapwing ⓘ Northern lapwing ⓘ Pied lapwing ⓘ Red-wattled lapwing ⓘ River lapwing ⓘ Senegal lapwing ⓘ Sociable lapwing ⓘ Southern lapwing ⓘ Spur-winged lapwing ⓘ White-crowned lapwing ⓘ
linked to:
Crowned lapwing
White-tailed lapwing ⓘ Yellow-wattled lapwing ⓘ lapwings ⓘ |
| describedAs | medium-sized wading birds ⓘ |
| diet | invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| family | Charadriidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | probing in soft ground ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
open habitats ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Vanellus albiceps
ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus armatus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus cayanus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus chilensis ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus cinereus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus coronatus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus crassirostris ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus duvaucelii ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus gregarius ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus indicus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus leucurus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus lugubris ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus malabaricus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus melanopterus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus miles ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus resplendens ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus spinosus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus superciliosus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus tectus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
Vanellus vanellus ⓘ
linked to:
Vanellus
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movement | many species are migratory ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
ground-nesting
ⓘ
vocal alarm calls ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Charadriidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
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Subject: Vanellus Description of subject: Vanellus is a genus of medium-sized wading birds commonly known as lapwings, found across much of the world in open habitats such as grasslands and wetlands.
Referenced by (22)
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