Myiarchus
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Myiarchus is a genus of New World flycatchers known for their upright perching posture, insectivorous diet, and often rufous-tinged plumage.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11765217 — 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: Myiarchus Context triple: [Tyrannidae, hasMember, Myiarchus]
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A.
Trochilus
Trochilus is a small genus of hummingbirds best known for including the Jamaican streamertail, also called the doctor bird, which is the national bird of Jamaica.
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B.
Phylidonyris
Phylidonyris is a genus of Australian honeyeaters known for their nectar-feeding habits and often striking, contrasting plumage.
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C.
Sericornis
Sericornis is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as scrubwrens, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Myioborus
Myioborus is a genus of small, active New World warblers commonly known as whitestarts or redstarts, noted for their bright plumage and tail-flicking behavior.
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E.
Cleptornis
Cleptornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, best known for the golden white-eye of the Mariana Islands.
- 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: Myiarchus Target entity description: Myiarchus is a genus of New World flycatchers known for their upright perching posture, insectivorous diet, and often rufous-tinged plumage.
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A.
Trochilus
Trochilus is a small genus of hummingbirds best known for including the Jamaican streamertail, also called the doctor bird, which is the national bird of Jamaica.
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B.
Phylidonyris
Phylidonyris is a genus of Australian honeyeaters known for their nectar-feeding habits and often striking, contrasting plumage.
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C.
Sericornis
Sericornis is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as scrubwrens, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Myioborus
Myioborus is a genus of small, active New World warblers commonly known as whitestarts or redstarts, noted for their bright plumage and tail-flicking behavior.
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E.
Cleptornis
Cleptornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, best known for the golden white-eye of the Mariana Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
New World flycatchers
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myiarchus flycatchers ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Myiarchus apicalis
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linked to:
Myiarchus
Myiarchus barbirostris ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus cephalotes ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus cinerascens ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus crinitus ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus ferox ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus nugator ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus nuttingi ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus oberi ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus panamensis ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus phaeocephalus ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus semirufus ⓘ Myiarchus swainsoni ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus tuberculifer ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus tyrannulus ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus validus ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus venezuelensis ⓘ
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Myiarchus
Myiarchus yucatanensis ⓘ
linked to:
Myiarchus
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| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | New World ⓘ |
| eggColor | speckled eggs ⓘ |
| family | Tyrannidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
gleaning insects from foliage
ⓘ
sallying from perches to catch flying insects ⓘ |
| habitat |
edges and clearings
ⓘ
forests ⓘ second-growth vegetation ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphology |
often rufous in tail and wings
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relatively large-headed for a flycatcher ⓘ strong bill ⓘ |
| nestType | cavity nester ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | difficulty of field identification among congeners ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Tyranninae
ⓘ
linked to:
Tyrannidae
|
| typicalPlumage | rufous-tinged plumage ⓘ |
| typicalPosture | upright perching posture ⓘ |
| uses |
abandoned woodpecker holes for nesting
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natural tree cavities for nesting ⓘ nest boxes for nesting ⓘ |
| vocalization |
loud calls
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sharp notes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Myiarchus Description of subject: Myiarchus is a genus of New World flycatchers known for their upright perching posture, insectivorous diet, and often rufous-tinged plumage.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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