Struthioniformes
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Struthioniformes is an order of large, mostly flightless birds that includes ostriches and their close relatives within the paleognath lineage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Struthioniformes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11305566 — 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: Struthioniformes Context triple: [Palaeognathae, includes, Struthioniformes]
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A.
Phaethontiformes
Phaethontiformes is an order of seabirds commonly known as tropicbirds, characterized by their long tail streamers and predominantly tropical oceanic habitats.
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B.
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteriformes is the bird order that comprises flamingos, characterized by their long legs, specialized filter-feeding bills, and often striking pink plumage.
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C.
Eurypygiformes
Eurypygiformes is a small order of birds best known for the sunbittern and the kagu, two distinctive, ground-dwelling species found in Central/South America and New Caledonia, respectively.
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D.
Palaeognathae
Palaeognathae is a major clade of mostly flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, and tinamous, characterized by their distinctive "old jaw" skull structure.
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E.
Aegotheliformes
Aegotheliformes is an order of small, nocturnal insectivorous birds known as owlet-nightjars, native primarily to Australasia.
- 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: Struthioniformes Target entity description: Struthioniformes is an order of large, mostly flightless birds that includes ostriches and their close relatives within the paleognath lineage.
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A.
Phaethontiformes
Phaethontiformes is an order of seabirds commonly known as tropicbirds, characterized by their long tail streamers and predominantly tropical oceanic habitats.
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B.
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteriformes is the bird order that comprises flamingos, characterized by their long legs, specialized filter-feeding bills, and often striking pink plumage.
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C.
Eurypygiformes
Eurypygiformes is a small order of birds best known for the sunbittern and the kagu, two distinctive, ground-dwelling species found in Central/South America and New Caledonia, respectively.
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D.
Palaeognathae
Palaeognathae is a major clade of mostly flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, and tinamous, characterized by their distinctive "old jaw" skull structure.
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E.
Aegotheliformes
Aegotheliformes is an order of small, nocturnal insectivorous birds known as owlet-nightjars, native primarily to Australasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of birds
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | struthioniforms ⓘ |
| conservationIssues |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Struthio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Struthio camelus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1758 ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | Africa ⓘ |
| economicUse |
feather production
ⓘ
leather production ⓘ meat production ⓘ tourism and display animals ⓘ |
| eggType | large eggs ⓘ |
| featherType | soft plumage ⓘ |
| flightCapability | mostly flightless ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| habitat |
savanna
ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ |
| includes | ostriches ⓘ |
| keelOnSternum | reduced or absent ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legLength | long legs ⓘ |
| limbAdaptation | cursorial ⓘ |
| locomotion | running ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | among fastest running birds ⓘ |
| neckLength | long neck ⓘ |
| nomenclaturalCode | International Code of Zoological Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Struthio camelus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Struthio molybdophanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental or cooperative incubation ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | paleognath birds ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Apterygiformes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Casuariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Rheiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinamiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bipedal ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often gregarious ⓘ |
| superorder | Palaeognathae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| toeNumber | two or three toes ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Struthio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vision | well-developed eyesight ⓘ |
| wingSize | small relative to body size ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Struthioniformes Description of subject: Struthioniformes is an order of large, mostly flightless birds that includes ostriches and their close relatives within the paleognath lineage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.