Recurvirostridae
E203618
Recurvirostridae is a family of long-legged wading birds, including avocets and stilts, known for their slender upcurved bills and preference for shallow wetlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Recurvirostridae canonical | 2 |
| Recurvirostra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584404 — 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: Recurvirostridae Context triple: [Aves, hasSubgroup, Recurvirostridae]
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A.
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiiformes is an order of birds that traditionally includes storks and their close relatives, characterized by long legs, long bills, and wading or aquatic lifestyles.
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B.
Coraciiformes
Coraciiformes is an order of brightly colored, often large-headed birds that includes kingfishers, rollers, and bee-eaters, many of which are specialized for catching prey with strong, pointed bills.
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C.
Ciconiidae
Ciconiidae is a family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as storks, found in many regions worldwide.
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D.
Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of long-legged wading birds that includes ibises and spoonbills, known for their distinctive down-curved or spatulate bills and wetland habitats worldwide.
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E.
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopteridae is the biological family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as flamingos, characterized by their pink plumage, specialized filter-feeding bills, and gregarious 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: Recurvirostridae Target entity description: Recurvirostridae is a family of long-legged wading birds, including avocets and stilts, known for their slender upcurved bills and preference for shallow wetlands.
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A.
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiiformes is an order of birds that traditionally includes storks and their close relatives, characterized by long legs, long bills, and wading or aquatic lifestyles.
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B.
Coraciiformes
Coraciiformes is an order of brightly colored, often large-headed birds that includes kingfishers, rollers, and bee-eaters, many of which are specialized for catching prey with strong, pointed bills.
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C.
Ciconiidae
Ciconiidae is a family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as storks, found in many regions worldwide.
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D.
Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of long-legged wading birds that includes ibises and spoonbills, known for their distinctive down-curved or spatulate bills and wetland habitats worldwide.
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E.
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopteridae is the biological family of large, long-legged wading birds commonly known as flamingos, characterized by their pink plumage, specialized filter-feeding bills, and gregarious behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| billShape |
straight and slender in many stilts
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upcurved in avocets ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 3–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | recurvirostrids ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species affected by wetland loss ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
insects ⓘ small crustaceans ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
sweeping bill through water
ⓘ
wading in shallow water ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | worldwide in suitable wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
long-legged
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slender upcurved bill ⓘ wading ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup |
avocets
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stilts ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legLength | very long relative to body size ⓘ |
| movement | strong fliers ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Himantopus
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Recurvirostridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Recurvirostra
|
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumagePattern | often contrasting black and white ⓘ |
| reproduction | ground-nesting ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often gregarious ⓘ |
| suborder | Charadrii ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
lagoons
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ salt ponds ⓘ shallow wetlands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Recurvirostridae Description of subject: Recurvirostridae is a family of long-legged wading birds, including avocets and stilts, known for their slender upcurved bills and preference for shallow wetlands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Recurvirostra