Threskiornis
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Threskiornis is a genus of ibises that includes several medium-sized wading bird species known for their long down-curved bills and association with wetlands.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Threskiornis canonical | 8 |
| Threskiornis aethiopicus | 2 |
| Threskiornis bernieri | 1 |
| Threskiornis melanocephalus | 1 |
| Threskiornis molucca | 1 |
| Threskiornis solitarius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8184901 — 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: Threskiornis Context triple: [Threskiornithidae, containsGenus, Threskiornis]
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A.
Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of long-legged wading birds that includes ibises and spoonbills, known for their distinctive down-curved or spatulate bills and wetland habitats worldwide.
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B.
Ciconiidae
Ciconiidae is a family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as storks, found in many regions worldwide.
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C.
Ciconia
Ciconia is a genus of large, long-legged storks that includes several well-known species found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax is a genus of seabirds commonly known as cormorants, characterized by their dark plumage, hooked bills, and strong diving ability for catching fish.
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E.
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiiformes is an order of birds that traditionally includes storks and their close relatives, characterized by long legs, long bills, and wading or aquatic lifestyles.
- 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: Threskiornis Target entity description: Threskiornis is a genus of ibises that includes several medium-sized wading bird species known for their long down-curved bills and association with wetlands.
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A.
Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of long-legged wading birds that includes ibises and spoonbills, known for their distinctive down-curved or spatulate bills and wetland habitats worldwide.
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B.
Ciconiidae
Ciconiidae is a family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as storks, found in many regions worldwide.
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C.
Ciconia
Ciconia is a genus of large, long-legged storks that includes several well-known species found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax is a genus of seabirds commonly known as cormorants, characterized by their dark plumage, hooked bills, and strong diving ability for catching fish.
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E.
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiiformes is an order of birds that traditionally includes storks and their close relatives, characterized by long legs, long bills, and wading or aquatic lifestyles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
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species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
African sacred ibis
ⓘ
Australian white ibis ⓘ Malagasy sacred ibis ⓘ
linked to:
Madagascar ibis
Réunion ibis ⓘ black-headed ibis ⓘ ibises ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of ibises ⓘ |
| diet |
amphibians
ⓘ
aquatic insects ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Threskiornis
ⓘ
Threskiornis ⓘ Threskiornis ⓘ Threskiornis ⓘ Threskiornis ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Indian Ocean islands ⓘ |
| habitat |
estuaries
ⓘ
lakeshores ⓘ marshes ⓘ riverbanks ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
association with wetlands
ⓘ
long down-curved bills ⓘ medium-sized wading birds ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Threskiornis aethiopicus
ⓘ
linked to:
Threskiornis
Threskiornis bernieri ⓘ
linked to:
Threskiornis
Threskiornis melanocephalus ⓘ
linked to:
Threskiornis
Threskiornis molucca ⓘ
linked to:
Threskiornis
Threskiornis solitarius ⓘ
linked to:
Threskiornis
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nestLocation |
reeds
ⓘ
trees near water ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | colonial nester ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
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: Threskiornis Description of subject: Threskiornis is a genus of ibises that includes several medium-sized wading bird species known for their long down-curved bills and association with wetlands.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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