Tangara

E212237

genus of birds taxon

Tangara is a genus of brightly colored Neotropical tanagers known for their diverse plumage patterns and widespread presence in Central and South American forests.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tangara seledon	2
Tangara canonical	1
Tangara arthus	1
Tangara dowii	1
Tangara parzudakii	1
Tangara velia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1908482 — 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: Tangara
Context triple: [Thraupidae, includes, Tangara]

A. Fiambalá
Fiambalá is a small town in northwestern Argentina known for its high-altitude vineyards, desert landscapes, and nearby Andean mountain passes.
B. Orongo
Orongo is a ceremonial stone village and archaeological site on Easter Island, best known for its role in the Birdman cult and its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the ocean.
C. Canóvanas
Canóvanas is a municipality in northeastern Puerto Rico known for its proximity to San Juan and its blend of suburban communities with rural, mountainous landscapes.
D. Mangueira
Mangueira is a neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Recife, known primarily as a residential area within the metropolitan region.
E. Barichara
Barichara is a picturesque colonial town in northeastern Colombia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, cobblestone streets, and scenic views over the Chicamocha Canyon.
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: Tangara
Target entity description: Tangara is a genus of brightly colored Neotropical tanagers known for their diverse plumage patterns and widespread presence in Central and South American forests.

A. Fiambalá
Fiambalá is a small town in northwestern Argentina known for its high-altitude vineyards, desert landscapes, and nearby Andean mountain passes.
B. Orongo
Orongo is a ceremonial stone village and archaeological site on Easter Island, best known for its role in the Birdman cult and its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the ocean.
C. Canóvanas
Canóvanas is a municipality in northeastern Puerto Rico known for its proximity to San Juan and its blend of suburban communities with rural, mountainous landscapes.
D. Mangueira
Mangueira is a neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Recife, known primarily as a residential area within the metropolitan region.
E. Barichara
Barichara is a picturesque colonial town in northeastern Colombia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, cobblestone streets, and scenic views over the Chicamocha Canyon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus of birds ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily	Tangarinae ⓘ
characteristic	brightly colored plumage ⓘ diverse plumage patterns ⓘ small passerine body size ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	Neotropical tanagers ⓘ tangaras ⓘ
describedAs	brightly colored Neotropical tanagers ⓘ
diet	frugivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ
distribution	Central America ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ surface form: Neotropics South America ⓘ
family	Thraupidae ⓘ
foundInBiome	cloud forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ
geographicRange	Central American forests ⓘ South American forests ⓘ
habitat	forest edges ⓘ montane forests ⓘ subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ
hasMemberSpecies	Tangara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tangara arthus Tangara cabanisi ⓘ Tangara chilensis ⓘ Tangara cyanoptera ⓘ Tangara cyanoventris ⓘ Tangara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tangara dowii Tangara fastuosa ⓘ Tangara florida ⓘ Tangara gyrola ⓘ Tangara icterocephala ⓘ Tangara larvata ⓘ Tangara mexicana ⓘ Tangara nigrocincta ⓘ Tangara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tangara parzudakii Tangara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tangara seledon Tangara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tangara velia Tangara xanthocephala ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Neotropical region ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Thraupidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveMode	oviparous ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited