Strigopoidea

E830721

parrot superfamily taxonomic superfamily

Strigopoidea is a superfamily of ancient New Zealand parrots that includes the kakapo, kea, and kaka, distinguished by their unique evolutionary history and often unusual behaviors.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Strigopoidea canonical	2
Strigopoidea suborder placement varies; often treated within Psittaciformes basal lineages	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9942215 — 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: Strigopoidea
Context triple: [Psittaciformes, suborder, Strigopoidea]

A. Strigidae
Strigidae is the family of typical or “true” owls, comprising numerous nocturnal birds of prey known for their forward-facing eyes, facial disks, and silent flight.
B. Strigiformes
Strigiformes is the order of birds that comprises owls, known for their nocturnal habits, forward-facing eyes, and silent flight.
C. Tytonidae
Tytonidae is a family of owls, commonly known as barn owls, characterized by their heart-shaped faces and widespread global distribution.
D. Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgiformes is an order of nocturnal or crepuscular birds, including nightjars and their relatives, known for their cryptic plumage and insect-catching aerial feeding.
E. Corvoidea
Corvoidea is a large and diverse superfamily of passerine birds that includes crows, jays, shrikes, drongos, birds-of-paradise, and several other related groups.
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: Strigopoidea
Target entity description: Strigopoidea is a superfamily of ancient New Zealand parrots that includes the kakapo, kea, and kaka, distinguished by their unique evolutionary history and often unusual behaviors.

A. Strigidae
Strigidae is the family of typical or “true” owls, comprising numerous nocturnal birds of prey known for their forward-facing eyes, facial disks, and silent flight.
B. Strigiformes
Strigiformes is the order of birds that comprises owls, known for their nocturnal habits, forward-facing eyes, and silent flight.
C. Tytonidae
Tytonidae is a family of owls, commonly known as barn owls, characterized by their heart-shaped faces and widespread global distribution.
D. Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgiformes is an order of nocturnal or crepuscular birds, including nightjars and their relatives, known for their cryptic plumage and insect-catching aerial feeding.
E. Corvoidea
Corvoidea is a large and diverse superfamily of passerine birds that includes crows, jays, shrikes, drongos, birds-of-paradise, and several other related groups.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parrot superfamily ⓘ taxonomic superfamily ⓘ
behavioralCharacteristic	complex social behaviors in several species ⓘ high cognitive abilities in kea and kaka ⓘ nocturnal lifestyle in kakapo ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
conservationRelevance	includes critically endangered species ⓘ includes species with intensive conservation management ⓘ
containsAlpineTaxon	Nestor notabilis (kea) ⓘ linked to: kea (Nestor notabilis)
containsFlightlessTaxon	Strigops habroptilus (kakapo) ⓘ
containsForestTaxon	Nestor meridionalis (New Zealand kaka) ⓘ linked to: New Zealand kaka
distinguishedBy	adaptations to temperate and alpine environments in some taxa ⓘ unique evolutionary history among parrots ⓘ unusual behaviors in several member species ⓘ
endemicTo	New Zealand region ⓘ
evolutionaryCharacteristic	diverged early from other Psittaciformes lineages ⓘ represents one of the most basal lineages of parrots ⓘ shows ancient Gondwanan biogeographic history ⓘ
familyIncludes	Nestoridae ⓘ Strigopidae ⓘ
geographicRange	New Zealand main islands and some offshore islands (historically wider) ⓘ
habitat	alpine and subalpine zones (kea) ⓘ native forests of New Zealand ⓘ
hasMemberSpecies	Nestor meridionalis ⓘ Nestor notabilis ⓘ linked to: kea (Nestor notabilis) Nestor productus (extinct) ⓘ linked to: Nestor productus Nestor sp. (Norfolk Island kaka, extinct) ⓘ Strigops habroptilus ⓘ
higherClassification	Psittacoidea + Cacatuoidea + Strigopoidea clade of parrots ⓘ
includesCommonNameGroup	kaka ⓘ kakapo ⓘ linked to: Apteryx kea ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalCharacteristic	robust bills in many member species ⓘ zygodactyl feet typical of parrots ⓘ
nativeTo	New Zealand ⓘ
order	Psittaciformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy	ornithologists ⓘ taxonomists ⓘ
recognizedIn	modern avian phylogenetic classifications ⓘ
relatedTo	Cacatuoidea ⓘ Psittacoidea ⓘ
suborder	Strigopoidea suborder placement varies; often treated within Psittaciformes basal lineages ⓘ linked to: Strigopoidea
taxonRank	superfamily ⓘ
threats	habitat loss in New Zealand ⓘ introduced predators in New Zealand ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Psittaciformes → suborder → Strigopoidea ⓘ

Cacatuoidea → distinguishedFrom → Strigopoidea ⓘ

Strigopoidea → suborder → Strigopoidea suborder placement varies; often treated within Psittaciformes basal lineages ⓘ

linked to: Strigopoidea

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