Sulidae
E188634
Sulidae is a family of large, seabird species that includes gannets and boobies, known for their plunge-diving behavior in oceans worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sulidae canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584389 — 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: Sulidae Context triple: [Aves, hasSubgroup, Sulidae]
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A.
Ardeidae
Ardeidae is a family of long-legged wading birds that includes herons, egrets, and bitterns, commonly found in wetlands worldwide.
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B.
Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that includes albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters, known for their long-distance oceanic flight and tube-shaped nostrils.
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C.
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopteridae is the biological family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as flamingos, characterized by their pink plumage, specialized filter-feeding bills, and gregarious behavior.
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D.
Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes is an order of medium- to large-sized water birds that includes pelicans, herons, ibises, and related species, typically adapted for aquatic feeding.
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E.
Sphenisciformes
Sphenisciformes is the order of flightless, aquatic birds commonly known as penguins, adapted to life in the Southern Hemisphere’s marine environments.
- 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: Sulidae Target entity description: Sulidae is a family of large, seabird species that includes gannets and boobies, known for their plunge-diving behavior in oceans worldwide.
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A.
Ardeidae
Ardeidae is a family of long-legged wading birds that includes herons, egrets, and bitterns, commonly found in wetlands worldwide.
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B.
Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that includes albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters, known for their long-distance oceanic flight and tube-shaped nostrils.
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C.
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopteridae is the biological family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as flamingos, characterized by their pink plumage, specialized filter-feeding bills, and gregarious behavior.
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D.
Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes is an order of medium- to large-sized water birds that includes pelicans, herons, ibises, and related species, typically adapted for aquatic feeding.
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E.
Sphenisciformes
Sphenisciformes is the order of flightless, aquatic birds commonly known as penguins, adapted to life in the Southern Hemisphere’s marine environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| billAdaptation | serrated edges for gripping fish ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium to large seabirds ⓘ |
| breedingSiteType |
coastal islands
ⓘ
islands ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | gannets and boobies ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species threatened ⓘ |
| describedAs | large seabirds ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
squid ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| eggColor | chalky blue ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | plunge-diving ⓘ |
| flightStyle | strong flier ⓘ |
| foragingRange | often far from land ⓘ |
| foragingTime | mainly diurnal ⓘ |
| includesCommonName |
boobies
ⓘ
gannets ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
long pointed bill
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long pointed wings ⓘ streamlined body ⓘ totipalmate feet ⓘ webbing between all four toes ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Morus
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Papasula ⓘ Sula ⓘ |
| order | Suliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plungeDiveHeight | often from more than 10 meters ⓘ |
| rangeOverlap |
temperate oceans
ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ |
| representativeSpecies |
Morus bassanus
ⓘ
Papasula abbotti ⓘ Sula nebouxii ⓘ Sula sula ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation |
forward-facing eyes for binocular vision
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subcutaneous air sacs for impact cushioning ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
coastal waters
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oceans ⓘ offshore waters ⓘ |
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: Sulidae Description of subject: Sulidae is a family of large, seabird species that includes gannets and boobies, known for their plunge-diving behavior in oceans worldwide.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.