Oriolidae
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Oriolidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the Old World orioles and figbirds, known for their bright plumage and melodious songs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oriolidae canonical | 14 |
| Orioloidea (sometimes used superfamily name) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584435 — 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: Oriolidae Context triple: [Aves, hasSubgroup, Oriolidae]
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A.
Acrobatidae
Acrobatidae is a small family of Australian marsupials known for their gliding and feather-tailed species, such as the feathertail glider.
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B.
Certhidea
Certhidea is a genus of small songbirds endemic to the Galápagos Islands, commonly known as warbler-finches and notable as part of Darwin’s finch radiation.
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C.
Ailuridae
Ailuridae is a family of mammals best known for the red panda, a small, arboreal, bamboo-eating species native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
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D.
Zethinae
Zethinae is a subfamily of social wasps within the family Vespidae, comprising species known for their nest-building behavior and complex social organization.
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E.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
- 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: Oriolidae Target entity description: Oriolidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the Old World orioles and figbirds, known for their bright plumage and melodious songs.
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A.
Acrobatidae
Acrobatidae is a small family of Australian marsupials known for their gliding and feather-tailed species, such as the feathertail glider.
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B.
Certhidea
Certhidea is a genus of small songbirds endemic to the Galápagos Islands, commonly known as warbler-finches and notable as part of Darwin’s finch radiation.
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C.
Ailuridae
Ailuridae is a family of mammals best known for the red panda, a small, arboreal, bamboo-eating species native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
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D.
Zethinae
Zethinae is a subfamily of social wasps within the family Vespidae, comprising species known for their nest-building behavior and complex social organization.
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E.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| billShape |
slender
ⓘ
slightly downcurved ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | Old World orioles and figbirds ⓘ |
| describedBy | William John Swainson ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1827 ⓘ |
| diet |
fruit
ⓘ
insects ⓘ nectar ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australasia ⓘ
linked to:
Australasian realm
Europe ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect control
ⓘ
pollination ⓘ seed dispersal ⓘ |
| hasGenus |
Analcipus
ⓘ
Oriolus ⓘ Pitohui ⓘ Sphecotheres ⓘ Turnagra (historically placed) ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Orioloidea (sometimes used superfamily name)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oriolidae
|
| includesCommonGroup |
Old World orioles
ⓘ
figbirds ⓘ |
| infraorder | Passerida ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
some species migratory
ⓘ
some species resident ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Old World ⓘ |
| nestType | suspended cup nest ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
bright plumage
ⓘ
melodious song ⓘ |
| notNativeTo | New World ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Oriolus ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
forests
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| typicalPlumageColor |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | 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: Oriolidae Description of subject: Oriolidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the Old World orioles and figbirds, known for their bright plumage and melodious songs.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oriolidae
subject linked to:
Turnagra (historically placed)
subject linked to:
Turnagra (historically placed)