Sporophila
E222458
Sporophila is a genus of small Neotropical seed-eating birds commonly known as seedeaters, noted for their diverse plumage and songs.
All labels observed (37)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1908523 — 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: Sporophila Context triple: [Thraupidae, includes, Sporophila]
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A.
Camarhynchus
Camarhynchus is a genus of Galápagos finches, often called tree finches, known for their adaptive beak shapes that exemplify Darwinian evolution.
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B.
Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as warbling finches, typically found in South American shrublands and forest edges.
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C.
Platyspiza
Platyspiza is a genus of Galápagos finches best known for the vegetarian finch, a species adapted to a primarily plant-based diet with a robust beak for feeding on seeds and buds.
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D.
Mimus
Mimus is a genus of birds in the mockingbird family, best known for species like the Northern Mockingbird that are renowned for their complex and varied vocal mimicry.
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E.
Taeniopygia
Taeniopygia is a genus of small estrildid finches best known for including the widely studied zebra finch, a model organism in behavioral and neurobiological research.
- 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: Sporophila Target entity description: Sporophila is a genus of small Neotropical seed-eating birds commonly known as seedeaters, noted for their diverse plumage and songs.
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A.
Camarhynchus
Camarhynchus is a genus of Galápagos finches, often called tree finches, known for their adaptive beak shapes that exemplify Darwinian evolution.
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B.
Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as warbling finches, typically found in South American shrublands and forest edges.
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C.
Platyspiza
Platyspiza is a genus of Galápagos finches best known for the vegetarian finch, a species adapted to a primarily plant-based diet with a robust beak for feeding on seeds and buds.
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D.
Mimus
Mimus is a genus of birds in the mockingbird family, best known for species like the Northern Mockingbird that are renowned for their complex and varied vocal mimicry.
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E.
Taeniopygia
Taeniopygia is a genus of small estrildid finches best known for including the widely studied zebra finch, a model organism in behavioral and neurobiological research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
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| instanceOf |
genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | seedeaters ⓘ |
| describedBy | Jean Cabanis ⓘ |
| diet | seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Neotropics
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linked to:
Neotropical realm
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| family | Thraupidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | granivorous ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural areas
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grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ wetlands margins ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Sporophila albogularis
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Sporophila
Sporophila americana ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila angolensis ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila ardesiaca ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila beltoni ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila bouvreuil ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila caerulescens ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila castaneiventris ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila cinnamomea ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila collaris ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila corvina ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila crassirostris ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila falcirostris ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila frontalis ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila funerea ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila hypoxantha ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila intermedia ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila leucoptera ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila lineola ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila luctuosa ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila maximiliani ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila melanogaster ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila melanops ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila minuta ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila murallae ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila nigricollis ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila nigrorufa ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila palustris ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila peruviana ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila pileata ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila plumbea ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila ruficollis ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila schistacea ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila simplex ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila telasco ⓘ
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Sporophila
Sporophila torqueola ⓘ
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Sporophila
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex songs
ⓘ
diverse plumage ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Thraupidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Thraupinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Thraupidae
|
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Sporophila lineola
ⓘ
linked to:
Sporophila
|
| yearDescribed | 1844 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sporophila Description of subject: Sporophila is a genus of small Neotropical seed-eating birds commonly known as seedeaters, noted for their diverse plumage and songs.
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