Bombycillidae
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Bombycillidae is a family of small, sleek passerine birds known as waxwings, characterized by their soft plumage, crested heads, and distinctive wax-like wing feather tips.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombycillidae canonical | 3 |
| Bombycilla | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1571805 — 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: Bombycillidae Context triple: [Passerida, includes, Bombycillidae]
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A.
Emberizidae
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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B.
Parulidae
Parulidae is a family of small, often brightly colored New World warblers known for their insectivorous diet and active, arboreal behavior.
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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.
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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E.
Muscicapidae
Muscicapidae is a large family of small Old World passerine birds commonly known as Old World flycatchers and chats, many of which are insectivorous and noted for their active, agile foraging behavior.
- 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: Bombycillidae Target entity description: Bombycillidae is a family of small, sleek passerine birds known as waxwings, characterized by their soft plumage, crested heads, and distinctive wax-like wing feather tips.
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A.
Emberizidae
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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B.
Parulidae
Parulidae is a family of small, often brightly colored New World warblers known for their insectivorous diet and active, arboreal behavior.
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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.
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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E.
Muscicapidae
Muscicapidae is a large family of small Old World passerine birds commonly known as Old World flycatchers and chats, many of which are insectivorous and noted for their active, agile foraging behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | passerine birds ⓘ |
| billType |
short bill
ⓘ
slightly hooked bill ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late spring to summer in temperate regions ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | small to moderate clutch ⓘ |
| commonName | waxwings ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Bombycillidae
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombycilla
Phainoptila ⓘ Ptiliogonys ⓘ
surface form:
Ptilogonys
|
| containsSpecies |
Bombycilla cedrorum
ⓘ
Bombycilla garrulus ⓘ Bombycilla japonica ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| etymology | name refers to silky or wax-like appearance of plumage ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | canopy and subcanopy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
crested head
ⓘ
sleek appearance ⓘ small body size ⓘ soft plumage ⓘ wax-like tips on wing feathers ⓘ |
| hasFeatherSpecialization | waxy red tips on secondary wing feathers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Bombycilla ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Eurasia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColoration |
generally soft gray-brown
ⓘ
often with red wax-like wing tips ⓘ often with yellow tail tips ⓘ |
| primaryFood |
berries
ⓘ
small fruits ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | tree nesters ⓘ |
| secondaryFood | flying insects ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms flocks
ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior | irruptive movements in response to food availability ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
boreal forests
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mixed woodlands ⓘ parks and gardens ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bombycillidae Description of subject: Bombycillidae is a family of small, sleek passerine birds known as waxwings, characterized by their soft plumage, crested heads, and distinctive wax-like wing feather tips.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bombycilla
this entity surface form:
Bombycilla