Turdidae
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Turdidae is a large family of passerine birds commonly known as thrushes, which includes species such as robins, bluebirds, and nightingales.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T768412 — 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: Turdidae Context triple: [Mountain bluebird, family, Turdidae]
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A.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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B.
Fringillidae
Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
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C.
Passerida
Passerida is a large and diverse clade of perching birds that includes many familiar songbirds such as finches, warblers, and sparrows.
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D.
Phasianidae
Phasianidae is a large family of birds that includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, and related ground-dwelling gamebirds known for their often colorful plumage and importance in hunting and agriculture.
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E.
Galliformes
Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds that includes quails, pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and chickens.
- 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: Turdidae Target entity description: Turdidae is a large family of passerine birds commonly known as thrushes, which includes species such as robins, bluebirds, and nightingales.
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A.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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B.
Fringillidae
Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
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C.
Passerida
Passerida is a large and diverse clade of perching birds that includes many familiar songbirds such as finches, warblers, and sparrows.
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D.
Phasianidae
Phasianidae is a large family of birds that includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, and related ground-dwelling gamebirds known for their often colorful plumage and importance in hunting and agriculture.
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E.
Galliformes
Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds that includes quails, pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and chickens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | passerine birds ⓘ |
| billType | slender insectivorous bill ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | thrushes ⓘ |
| describedBy | Constantine Samuel Rafinesque ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| diet |
berries
ⓘ
earthworms ⓘ fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| distribution |
New World
ⓘ
Old World ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predators
ⓘ
seed dispersers ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ shrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Myadestinae
ⓘ
Turdinae ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup |
bluebirds
ⓘ
nightingales ⓘ robins ⓘ |
| infraorder | Turdides ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphology |
medium-sized passerine birds
ⓘ
often spotted or streaked underparts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Turdus ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Luscinia megarhynchos
ⓘ
Sialia sialis ⓘ
linked to:
Sialia
Turdus merula ⓘ Turdus migratorius ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Muscicapidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| songCharacteristic | melodious ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Turdus ⓘ |
| typicalClutchSize | 2–6 eggs ⓘ |
| vocalization | complex songs ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Turdidae Description of subject: Turdidae is a large family of passerine birds commonly known as thrushes, which includes species such as robins, bluebirds, and nightingales.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
linked to: Turdidae
subject linked to:
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
linked to: Turdidae