Toxostoma
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Toxostoma is a genus of New World thrashers in the family Mimidae, known for their long curved bills, strong vocal abilities, and often arid or scrubland habitats in North America.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toxostoma canonical | 2 |
| Toxostoma arenicola | 1 |
| Toxostoma bendirei | 1 |
| Toxostoma cinereum | 1 |
| Toxostoma curvirostre | 1 |
| Toxostoma lecontei | 1 |
| Toxostoma longirostre | 1 |
| Toxostoma ocellatum | 1 |
| Toxostoma redivivum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1316190 — 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.
Target entity: Toxostoma Context triple: [Brown thrasher, genus, Toxostoma]
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Toxostoma rufum
Toxostoma rufum, commonly known as the brown thrasher, is a North American songbird recognized for its rich, varied vocalizations and striking rufous-brown plumage.
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B.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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C.
Rusa timorensis
Rusa timorensis, commonly known as the Javan rusa or Timor deer, is a medium-sized deer species native to Indonesia and nearby regions, recognized for its coarse brown coat and three-tined antlers in males.
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D.
Platyspiza
Platyspiza is a genus of Galápagos finches best known for the vegetarian finch, a species adapted to a primarily plant-based diet with a robust beak for feeding on seeds and buds.
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E.
Dumetella carolinensis
Dumetella carolinensis, commonly known as the gray catbird, is a North American songbird recognized for its catlike calls and remarkable ability to mimic other birds’ songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Toxostoma Target entity description: Toxostoma is a genus of New World thrashers in the family Mimidae, known for their long curved bills, strong vocal abilities, and often arid or scrubland habitats in North America.
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A.
Toxostoma rufum
Toxostoma rufum, commonly known as the brown thrasher, is a North American songbird recognized for its rich, varied vocalizations and striking rufous-brown plumage.
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B.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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C.
Rusa timorensis
Rusa timorensis, commonly known as the Javan rusa or Timor deer, is a medium-sized deer species native to Indonesia and nearby regions, recognized for its coarse brown coat and three-tined antlers in males.
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D.
Platyspiza
Platyspiza is a genus of Galápagos finches best known for the vegetarian finch, a species adapted to a primarily plant-based diet with a robust beak for feeding on seeds and buds.
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E.
Dumetella carolinensis
Dumetella carolinensis, commonly known as the gray catbird, is a North American songbird recognized for its catlike calls and remarkable ability to mimic other birds’ songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior |
often sings from exposed perches
ⓘ
uses bill to dig in soil and leaf litter ⓘ |
| characteristic |
ground-foraging behavior
ⓘ
long curved bill ⓘ strong vocal abilities ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | New World thrashers ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | most species of least concern ⓘ |
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
Mexico ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ |
| family | Mimidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Jean Cabanis ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Toxostoma crissale
ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma albigula
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma arenicola
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma bendirei
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma cinereum
Toxostoma crissale ⓘ Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma curvirostre
Toxostoma guttatum ⓘ Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma lecontei
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma longirostre
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma ocellatum
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Toxostoma redivivum
Toxostoma rufum ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | mostly resident or short-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Mimidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays eggs in open cup nests ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily | Muscicapoidea ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Jean Cabanis ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
arid habitats
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desert scrub ⓘ scrubland ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex songs
ⓘ
mimicry of other bird species ⓘ |
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Subject: Toxostoma Description of subject: Toxostoma is a genus of New World thrashers in the family Mimidae, known for their long curved bills, strong vocal abilities, and often arid or scrubland habitats in North America.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.