Fringillidae
E38510
Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fringillidae canonical | 47 |
| Fringillinae | 2 |
| Fringilloidea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T289480 — 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: Fringillidae Context triple: [Galápagos finches, previouslyClassifiedIn, Fringillidae]
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A.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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B.
Passerida
Passerida is a large and diverse clade of perching birds that includes many familiar songbirds such as finches, warblers, and sparrows.
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C.
Passeriformes
Passeriformes is the largest order of birds, commonly known as perching birds or songbirds, encompassing over half of all bird species worldwide.
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D.
Phasianidae
Phasianidae is a large family of birds that includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, and related ground-dwelling gamebirds known for their often colorful plumage and importance in hunting and agriculture.
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E.
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.
- 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: Fringillidae Target entity description: Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
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A.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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B.
Passerida
Passerida is a large and diverse clade of perching birds that includes many familiar songbirds such as finches, warblers, and sparrows.
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C.
Passeriformes
Passeriformes is the largest order of birds, commonly known as perching birds or songbirds, encompassing over half of all bird species worldwide.
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D.
Phasianidae
Phasianidae is a large family of birds that includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, and related ground-dwelling gamebirds known for their often colorful plumage and importance in hunting and agriculture.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
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clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bill adapted for seed eating
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stout conical bill ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
finches
ⓘ
true finches ⓘ |
| contains |
Carduelinae
ⓘ
Euphoniinae ⓘ Fringillinae ⓘ
linked to:
Fringillidae
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| describedAs | large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
important components of woodland bird communities
ⓘ
seed dispersers ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ scrublands ⓘ urban areas ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| includes |
Acanthis flammea
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Carduelis carduelis ⓘ Carduelis chloris ⓘ Coccothraustes coccothraustes ⓘ Fringilla coelebs ⓘ Fringilla montifringilla ⓘ Haemorhous cassinii ⓘ Haemorhous mexicanus ⓘ Haemorhous purpureus ⓘ Loxia curvirostra ⓘ Pyrrhula pyrrhula ⓘ Serinus serinus ⓘ Spinus spinus ⓘ |
| infraorder | Passerida ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphology |
pointed wings
ⓘ
strong legs and feet ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylogeneticGroup |
core Passeroidea
ⓘ
oscine passerines ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
build cup-shaped nests
ⓘ
lay clutches of several eggs ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Fringilla ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
plant material
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small to medium-sized birds ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex songs
ⓘ
varied calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fringillidae Description of subject: Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fringillidae
linked to: Fringillidae
linked to: Fringillidae