Bombycilla garrulus
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Bombycilla garrulus, commonly known as the Bohemian waxwing, is a medium-sized, crested songbird of northern forests noted for its silky plumage and distinctive red wax-like wing tips.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombycilla garrulus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8184471 — 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: Bombycilla garrulus Context triple: [Bombycillidae, containsSpecies, Bombycilla garrulus]
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A.
Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius, commonly known as the Eurasian jay, is a colorful and intelligent passerine bird widespread across Europe and parts of Asia.
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B.
Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris, commonly known as the Eurasian red squirrel, is a small tree-dwelling rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognized for its reddish fur and bushy tail.
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C.
Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio, commonly known as the red-backed shrike, is a small migratory passerine bird recognized for its distinctive mask-like facial markings and habit of impaling prey on thorns.
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D.
Muscicapa
Muscicapa is a genus of small insect-eating passerine birds commonly known as Old World flycatchers.
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E.
Lanius excubitor
Lanius excubitor, commonly known as the great grey shrike, is a predatory passerine bird found across northern Eurasia, noted for impaling its prey on thorns or barbed wire.
- 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: Bombycilla garrulus Target entity description: Bombycilla garrulus, commonly known as the Bohemian waxwing, is a medium-sized, crested songbird of northern forests noted for its silky plumage and distinctive red wax-like wing tips.
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A.
Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius, commonly known as the Eurasian jay, is a colorful and intelligent passerine bird widespread across Europe and parts of Asia.
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B.
Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris, commonly known as the Eurasian red squirrel, is a small tree-dwelling rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognized for its reddish fur and bushy tail.
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C.
Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio, commonly known as the red-backed shrike, is a small migratory passerine bird recognized for its distinctive mask-like facial markings and habit of impaling prey on thorns.
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D.
Muscicapa
Muscicapa is a genus of small insect-eating passerine birds commonly known as Old World flycatchers.
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E.
Lanius excubitor
Lanius excubitor, commonly known as the great grey shrike, is a predatory passerine bird found across northern Eurasia, noted for impaling its prey on thorns or barbed wire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
waxwing ⓘ |
| averageLength | approximately 19 cm ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
northern Eurasia
ⓘ
northwestern North America ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late spring to early summer in northern range ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–7 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Bohemian waxwing ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
berries
ⓘ
insects ⓘ small fruits ⓘ |
| distribution |
Nearctic region
ⓘ
linked to:
Nearctic
Palearctic region ⓘ
linked to:
Palearctic realm
|
| eggColor | pale bluish-gray with dark spots ⓘ |
| family | Bombycillidae ⓘ |
| feedingSpecialization | fruit specialist in winter ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
gleaning berries from trees and shrubs
ⓘ
hawking insects in flight ⓘ |
| genus |
Bombycilla
ⓘ
linked to:
Bombycillidae
|
| habitat |
boreal forest
ⓘ
coniferous woodland ⓘ taiga ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | irruptive migrant ⓘ |
| nestLocation | trees ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
red wax-like wing tips
ⓘ
silky plumage ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | silky gray-brown ⓘ |
| plumageFeature |
black face mask
ⓘ
distinctive red wax-like wing tips ⓘ prominent crest ⓘ yellow tail band ⓘ |
| reproduction | both parents feed the young ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms large flocks in winter
ⓘ
highly gregarious ⓘ |
| songType | high-pitched trills ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| winterRange | temperate regions south of breeding range ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bombycilla garrulus Description of subject: Bombycilla garrulus, commonly known as the Bohemian waxwing, is a medium-sized, crested songbird of northern forests noted for its silky plumage and distinctive red wax-like wing tips.
Referenced by (1)
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