Estrildidae
E182670
Estrildidae is a family of small, often brightly colored seed-eating passerine birds commonly known as waxbills, munias, and grassfinches, primarily found in the Old World tropics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Estrildidae canonical | 5 |
| Estrildinae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1571813 — 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: Estrildidae Context triple: [Passerida, includes, Estrildidae]
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
Passerellidae
Passerellidae is a family of New World sparrows and related small seed-eating songbirds found primarily in the Americas.
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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: Estrildidae Target entity description: Estrildidae is a family of small, often brightly colored seed-eating passerine birds commonly known as waxbills, munias, and grassfinches, primarily found in the Old World tropics.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
Passerellidae
Passerellidae is a family of New World sparrows and related small seed-eating songbirds found primarily in the Americas.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| beakType | short conical bill ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
estrildid finches
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grassfinches ⓘ munias ⓘ waxbills ⓘ |
| diet | seeds ⓘ |
| distribution | Old World tropics ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | ground foraging ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | William John Swainson ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| habitat |
cultivated areas
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ open woodlands ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
many species popular as cage birds
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often sexually dimorphic plumage ⓘ strongly seed-specialized bill ⓘ |
| includes |
Amandava amandava
ⓘ
Erythrura gouldiae ⓘ Estrilda astrild ⓘ Bengalese finch ⓘ
surface form:
Lonchura punctulata
Poephila acuticauda ⓘ Taeniopygia ⓘ
surface form:
Taeniopygia guttata
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| introducedTo |
Americas
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Pacific islands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australasian realm ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
|
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parasitizedBy | Vidua finches ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
builds dome-shaped nests
ⓘ
lays small clutches of eggs ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
ⓘ
often forms flocks ⓘ |
| songType |
simple songs
ⓘ
soft calls ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily |
Passerida
ⓘ
surface form:
Passeroidea
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalBodySize | small ⓘ |
| typicalPlumage | brightly colored ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Estrildidae Description of subject: Estrildidae is a family of small, often brightly colored seed-eating passerine birds commonly known as waxbills, munias, and grassfinches, primarily found in the Old World tropics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
zebra finch
this entity surface form:
Estrildinae