Emberizidae
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Emberizidae is a family of small passerine birds commonly known as buntings and American sparrows, found across much of the world in open and semi-open habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emberizidae canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1571796 — 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: Emberizidae Context triple: [Passerida, includes, Emberizidae]
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Sturnidae
Sturnidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds, including starlings and mynas, known for their social behavior, vocal mimicry, and often iridescent plumage.
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B.
Fringillidae
Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
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C.
Trochilidae
Trochilidae is the biological family of hummingbirds, a diverse group of small, nectar-feeding birds known for their rapid wingbeats and ability to hover in place.
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D.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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E.
Turdidae
Turdidae is a large family of passerine birds commonly known as thrushes, which includes species such as robins, bluebirds, and nightingales.
- 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: Emberizidae Target entity description: Emberizidae is a family of small passerine birds commonly known as buntings and American sparrows, found across much of the world in open and semi-open habitats.
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A.
Sturnidae
Sturnidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds, including starlings and mynas, known for their social behavior, vocal mimicry, and often iridescent plumage.
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B.
Fringillidae
Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
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C.
Trochilidae
Trochilidae is the biological family of hummingbirds, a diverse group of small, nectar-feeding birds known for their rapid wingbeats and ability to hover in place.
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D.
Thraupidae
Thraupidae is a large family of New World songbirds known as tanagers, which includes many colorful species and the famous Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos Islands.
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E.
Turdidae
Turdidae is a large family of passerine birds commonly known as thrushes, which includes species such as robins, bluebirds, and nightingales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
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clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
conical seed-eating bill
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often streaked plumage ⓘ sexually dimorphic in many species ⓘ small passerine birds ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
American sparrows
ⓘ
buntings ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
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other small invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ islands of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ islands of the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin "emberiza" meaning bunting ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland
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grasslands ⓘ open habitats ⓘ savanna ⓘ semi-open habitats ⓘ shrubland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicBehavior |
ground foraging
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often forms flocks outside breeding season ⓘ |
| historicalCircumscription | formerly included many New World sparrows now placed in Passerellidae ⓘ |
| includes |
Emberiza
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surface form:
Emberiza aureola
Emberiza ⓘ
surface form:
Emberiza calandra
Emberiza cia ⓘ Emberiza ⓘ
surface form:
Emberiza citrinella
Emberiza ⓘ
surface form:
Emberiza hortulana
Emberiza ⓘ
surface form:
Emberiza melanocephala
Emberiza ⓘ
surface form:
Emberiza pusilla
Emberiza rustica ⓘ Emberiza ⓘ
surface form:
Emberiza schoeniclus
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| infraorder | Passerida ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | Nicholas Aylward Vigors ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylogeneticNote | recognized as part of the Emberizoidea radiation ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Ornithologists' Union ⓘ |
| reproduction |
build cup-shaped nests
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lay clutches of several eggs ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily | Emberizoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Emberiza ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1825 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emberizidae Description of subject: Emberizidae is a family of small passerine birds commonly known as buntings and American sparrows, found across much of the world in open and semi-open habitats.
Referenced by (6)
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