Accipiter

E261597

genus taxon

Accipiter is a genus of agile, forest-dwelling birds of prey known as true hawks or goshawks, characterized by short wings and long tails adapted for rapid maneuvering.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Accipiter canonical	1
Accipiter fasciatus	1
Accipiter rufiventris	1
Accipiter soloensis	1
Accipiter striatus	1
Accipiter superciliosus	1
Accipiter tachiro	1
Accipiter trivirgatus	1
Accipitrinae	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2376529 — 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: Accipiter
Context triple: [Eurasian sparrowhawk, genus, Accipiter]

A. Buteo
Buteo is a genus of medium to large, broad-winged raptors commonly known as buzzards or hawks, widely distributed across much of the world.
B. Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a large family of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures.
C. Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey that includes falcons, caracaras, and their relatives, known for their speed, keen vision, and predatory hunting skills.
D. Coragyps
Coragyps is a genus of New World vultures best known for the black vulture, a scavenging bird widely distributed across the Americas.
E. Accipitriformes
Accipitriformes is an order of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, and vultures, characterized by keen eyesight, hooked beaks, and powerful talons.
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: Accipiter
Target entity description: Accipiter is a genus of agile, forest-dwelling birds of prey known as true hawks or goshawks, characterized by short wings and long tails adapted for rapid maneuvering.

A. Buteo
Buteo is a genus of medium to large, broad-winged raptors commonly known as buzzards or hawks, widely distributed across much of the world.
B. Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a large family of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures.
C. Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey that includes falcons, caracaras, and their relatives, known for their speed, keen vision, and predatory hunting skills.
D. Coragyps
Coragyps is a genus of New World vultures best known for the black vulture, a scavenging bird widely distributed across the Americas.
E. Accipitriformes
Accipitriformes is an order of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, and vultures, characterized by keen eyesight, hooked beaks, and powerful talons.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptationFor	rapid maneuvering in forests ⓘ
characterizedBy	long tails ⓘ short wings ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	goshawks ⓘ true hawks ⓘ
describedAs	agile forest-dwelling raptors ⓘ genus of birds of prey ⓘ
diet	small birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
domain	Eukaryota ⓘ
family	Accipitridae ⓘ
flightStyle	rapid flapping with short glides ⓘ
geographicDistribution	worldwide except Antarctica ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	sexually dimorphic plumage in many species ⓘ sharp talons ⓘ strongly hooked beak ⓘ
hasSpecies	Accipiter albogularis ⓘ Eurasian sparrowhawk ⓘ surface form: Accipiter badius Accipiter brachyurus ⓘ Accipiter brachyurus poliopsis ⓘ Accipiter brachyurus sphenurus ⓘ Accipiter butleri ⓘ Accipiter castanilius ⓘ Accipiter chilensis ⓘ Accipiter cirrocephalus ⓘ Accipiter cirrocephalus ⓘ surface form: Accipiter collaris Accipiter cooperii ⓘ Accipiter erythrauchen ⓘ Accipiter erythronemius ⓘ Accipiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Accipiter fasciatus Accipiter francesiae ⓘ Accipiter gentilis ⓘ Accipiter griseiceps ⓘ Accipiter virgatus ⓘ surface form: Accipiter gularis Accipiter haplochrous ⓘ Accipiter henicogrammus ⓘ Accipiter meyerianus ⓘ surface form: Accipiter hiogaster Accipiter henicogrammus ⓘ surface form: Accipiter imitator Accipiter luteoschistaceus ⓘ Accipiter madagascariensis ⓘ Accipiter melanochlamys ⓘ Accipiter melanoleucus ⓘ Accipiter meyerianus ⓘ Accipiter minullus ⓘ Accipiter nanus ⓘ Eurasian sparrowhawk ⓘ surface form: Accipiter nisus Accipiter novaehollandiae ⓘ Accipiter ovampensis ⓘ Accipiter pileatus ⓘ Accipiter poliocephalus ⓘ Accipiter poliogaster ⓘ Accipiter princeps ⓘ Accipiter rhodogaster ⓘ Accipiter rufilatus ⓘ Accipiter rufitorques ⓘ Accipiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Accipiter rufiventris Accipiter sharpii ⓘ Accipiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Accipiter soloensis Accipiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Accipiter striatus Accipiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Accipiter superciliosus Accipiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Accipiter tachiro Accipiter tenuirostris ⓘ Accipiter toussenelii ⓘ Accipiter trinotatus ⓘ Accipiter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Accipiter trivirgatus Accipiter ventralis ⓘ Accipiter virgatus ⓘ
huntingStyle	ambush hunting ⓘ fast pursuit through vegetation ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
notableSpecies	Accipiter cooperii ⓘ Accipiter gentilis ⓘ Accipiter nisus ⓘ Accipiter striatus ⓘ
order	Accipitriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Accipitridae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat	forests ⓘ