Coliidae
E673297
Coliidae is the bird family comprising mousebirds, small arboreal species native to sub-Saharan Africa known for their soft, hair-like plumage and long tails.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coliidae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7575912 — 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: Coliidae Context triple: [Coliiformes, containsFamily, Coliidae]
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A.
Scoliidae
Scoliidae is a family of large, often brightly colored wasps known for their parasitic larvae that develop on beetle grubs in the soil.
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B.
Dilleniidae
Dilleniidae is a botanical subclass within the flowering plants that groups together several related orders of dicotyledonous species based on shared morphological and genetic characteristics.
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C.
Moronidae
Moronidae is a family of temperate bass fishes that includes several popular game and food species found in freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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D.
Bedotiidae
Bedotiidae is a family of freshwater fishes known as Madagascar rainbowfishes, endemic to Madagascar and noted for their bright coloration and ecological specialization.
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E.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
- 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: Coliidae Target entity description: Coliidae is the bird family comprising mousebirds, small arboreal species native to sub-Saharan Africa known for their soft, hair-like plumage and long tails.
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A.
Scoliidae
Scoliidae is a family of large, often brightly colored wasps known for their parasitic larvae that develop on beetle grubs in the soil.
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B.
Dilleniidae
Dilleniidae is a botanical subclass within the flowering plants that groups together several related orders of dicotyledonous species based on shared morphological and genetic characteristics.
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C.
Moronidae
Moronidae is a family of temperate bass fishes that includes several popular game and food species found in freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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D.
Bedotiidae
Bedotiidae is a family of freshwater fishes known as Madagascar rainbowfishes, endemic to Madagascar and noted for their bright coloration and ecological specialization.
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E.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| beakType |
short
ⓘ
stout ⓘ |
| bodyMassRange | about 45–60 grams ⓘ |
| characteristic |
long tails
ⓘ
small body size ⓘ soft hair-like plumage ⓘ zygodactyl feet ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | mousebirds ⓘ |
| commonNameEtymology | named mousebirds due to mouse-like creeping behavior ⓘ |
| contains |
Colius
ⓘ
Urocolius ⓘ |
| diet |
folivorous
ⓘ
frugivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| eggClutchSizeRange | 2–4 eggs ⓘ |
| extantSpeciesCount | 6 ⓘ |
| flightCapability | weak fliers ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
canopy
ⓘ
subcanopy ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known from Paleogene of Europe and Africa ⓘ |
| geographicEndemism | endemic to Africa ⓘ |
| habitat | arboreal habitats ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Neoaves ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lengthRange | about 26–36 cm ⓘ |
| locomotion |
climbing in vegetation
ⓘ
hanging upside down ⓘ |
| namedAfter | type genus Colius ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | 2 ⓘ |
| order | Coliiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageTexture |
hair-like
ⓘ
soft ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | cooperative breeding (in some species) ⓘ |
| roostingBehavior |
communal roosting
ⓘ
often roosting in tight clusters ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| thermalBehavior |
huddling for warmth
ⓘ
sunbathing ⓘ |
| toeArrangement | two toes forward and two backward (zygodactyl) ⓘ |
| vernacularName | mousebirds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coliidae Description of subject: Coliidae is the bird family comprising mousebirds, small arboreal species native to sub-Saharan Africa known for their soft, hair-like plumage and long tails.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.