Contopus
E943970
Contopus is a genus of small insect-eating passerine birds known as pewees, found primarily in the Americas and characterized by their upright posture and distinctive whistled calls.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contopus canonical | 1 |
| Contopus cinereus | 1 |
| Contopus fumigatus | 1 |
| Contopus lugubris | 1 |
| Contopus nigrescens | 1 |
| Contopus ochraceus | 1 |
| Contopus pertinax | 1 |
| Contopus sordidulus | 1 |
| Contopus virens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11765215 — 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: Contopus Context triple: [Tyrannidae, hasMember, Contopus]
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A.
Lophorina
Lophorina is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for the males’ elaborate courtship displays and striking, iridescent plumage.
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B.
Acanthomyops
Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
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C.
Barbatula
Barbatula is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater stone loaches found in rivers and streams across Eurasia.
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D.
Melophorus
Melophorus is a genus of heat-adapted ants native primarily to Australia, known for their remarkable tolerance of high temperatures and rapid foraging on hot surfaces.
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E.
Istiophorus
Istiophorus is a genus of large, fast-swimming billfish best known for the sailfish, distinguished by its elongated bill and tall, sail-like dorsal fin.
- 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: Contopus Target entity description: Contopus is a genus of small insect-eating passerine birds known as pewees, found primarily in the Americas and characterized by their upright posture and distinctive whistled calls.
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A.
Lophorina
Lophorina is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for the males’ elaborate courtship displays and striking, iridescent plumage.
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B.
Acanthomyops
Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
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C.
Barbatula
Barbatula is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater stone loaches found in rivers and streams across Eurasia.
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D.
Melophorus
Melophorus is a genus of heat-adapted ants native primarily to Australia, known for their remarkable tolerance of high temperatures and rapid foraging on hot surfaces.
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E.
Istiophorus
Istiophorus is a genus of large, fast-swimming billfish best known for the sailfish, distinguished by its elongated bill and tall, sail-like dorsal fin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | tyrant flycatchers ⓘ |
| billType | broad flat bill typical of flycatchers ⓘ |
| breedingRange | temperate North America for some species ⓘ |
| characteristic |
distinctive whistled calls
ⓘ
upright posture ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | pewees ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | Americas ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | insect population control ⓘ |
| family | Tyrannidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
aerial insect hawking
ⓘ
sallying from exposed perches ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
forests ⓘ open woodland ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasEnglishGroupName | pewees ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Tyrannoidea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbType | perching feet ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | many species are migratory ⓘ |
| namedAfterCall | pewee call ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Central America
ⓘ
North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Contopus cinereus
ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
Contopus cooperi ⓘ Contopus fumigatus ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
Contopus lugubris ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
Contopus nigrescens ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
Contopus ochraceus ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
Contopus pertinax ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
Contopus sordidulus ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
Contopus virens ⓘ
linked to:
Contopus
|
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| subdivisionRanks | species ⓘ |
| superfamily | Tyrannoidea ⓘ |
| trophicGuild | insect-eating birds ⓘ |
| typicalPerchPosture | upright ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | whistled song ⓘ |
| winteringRange |
Central America for some species
ⓘ
South America for some species ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Contopus Description of subject: Contopus is a genus of small insect-eating passerine birds known as pewees, found primarily in the Americas and characterized by their upright posture and distinctive whistled calls.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Contopus
linked to: Contopus
linked to: Contopus
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linked to: Contopus
linked to: Contopus