Mimidae
E5144
Mimidae is a family of passerine birds known for their vocal mimicry, including mockingbirds, thrashers, and catbirds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mimidae canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T59903 — 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: Mimidae Context triple: [Northern mockingbird, family, Mimidae]
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A.
Odontophoridae
Odontophoridae is a family of New World quails, small ground-dwelling game birds known for their rounded bodies, short tails, and often elaborate head plumes.
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B.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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C.
Animalia
Animalia is the biological kingdom comprising all multicellular animals, characterized by eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that typically have specialized tissues and the ability to move.
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D.
Rice Owls
The Rice Owls are the athletic teams representing Rice University in NCAA Division I sports.
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E.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
- 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: Mimidae Target entity description: Mimidae is a family of passerine birds known for their vocal mimicry, including mockingbirds, thrashers, and catbirds.
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A.
Odontophoridae
Odontophoridae is a family of New World quails, small ground-dwelling game birds known for their rounded bodies, short tails, and often elaborate head plumes.
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B.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
-
C.
Animalia
Animalia is the biological kingdom comprising all multicellular animals, characterized by eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that typically have specialized tissues and the ability to move.
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D.
Rice Owls
The Rice Owls are the athletic teams representing Rice University in NCAA Division I sports.
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E.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | territorial singing ⓘ |
| bodySize | small to medium-sized passerines ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | mimids ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | most species least concern ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
ⓘ
Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
insects ⓘ other invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ New World ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| eggColor | speckled eggs ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
ground foraging
ⓘ
leaf litter probing ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily | Miminae (in some classifications) ⓘ |
| includes |
catbirds
ⓘ
mockingbirds ⓘ thrashers ⓘ |
| infraorder | Passerida ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFor | vocal mimicry ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nests ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Dumetella carolinensis
ⓘ
Mimus polyglottos ⓘ
linked to:
Northern mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum ⓘ |
| notableMemberCommonName |
Brown thrasher
ⓘ
Gray catbird ⓘ Northern mockingbird ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | generally dull-colored ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | monogamous pairs (typical) ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Mimus ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
scrublands
ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex songs
ⓘ
imitation of environmental sounds ⓘ imitation of other bird species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1827 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mimidae Description of subject: Mimidae is a family of passerine birds known for their vocal mimicry, including mockingbirds, thrashers, and catbirds.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.