Eudocimus
E371312
Eudocimus is a genus of wading birds in the ibis family, best known for including the brightly colored scarlet ibis and related species.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eudocimus canonical | 3 |
| Eudocimus ruber | 3 |
| Eudocimus albus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3601311 — 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: Eudocimus Context triple: [scarlet ibis, genus, Eudocimus]
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A.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
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B.
Oxydactylus
Oxydactylus is an extinct genus of early camelid-like mammals that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch.
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C.
Clytoneus
Clytoneus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey.
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D.
Onomarchus
Onomarchus was a 4th-century BCE Phocian general and leader who played a major role in the Third Sacred War against Thebes and its allies.
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E.
Phaenarete
Phaenarete was an Athenian midwife best known as the mother of the philosopher Socrates.
- 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: Eudocimus Target entity description: Eudocimus is a genus of wading birds in the ibis family, best known for including the brightly colored scarlet ibis and related species.
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A.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
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B.
Oxydactylus
Oxydactylus is an extinct genus of early camelid-like mammals that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch.
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C.
Clytoneus
Clytoneus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey.
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D.
Onomarchus
Onomarchus was a 4th-century BCE Phocian general and leader who played a major role in the Third Sacred War against Thebes and its allies.
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E.
Phaenarete
Phaenarete was an Athenian midwife best known as the mother of the philosopher Socrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | wading birds ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | ibises ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of wading birds ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | shoreline invertebrate predator ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | probing in soft mud with long bill ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Americas
ⓘ
Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
coastal regions ⓘ |
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
shallow coastal lagoons ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasMemberSpecies |
Eudocimus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eudocimus albus
Eudocimus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eudocimus ruber
scarlet ibis ⓘ white ibis ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies |
Eudocimus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eudocimus ruber
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalCharacteristic |
broad wings
ⓘ
long down-curved bill ⓘ long legs adapted for wading ⓘ |
| movement | strong flier ⓘ |
| nestingHabitat | trees near water ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brightly colored plumage in some species
ⓘ
including the scarlet ibis ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageCharacteristic |
bright red coloration in scarlet ibis
ⓘ
predominantly white coloration in white ibis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Plegadis
ⓘ
Threskiornis ⓘ |
| reproduction | colonial nester ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonomicGroup | ibises ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
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: Eudocimus Description of subject: Eudocimus is a genus of wading birds in the ibis family, best known for including the brightly colored scarlet ibis and related species.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eudocimus ruber
this entity surface form:
Eudocimus ruber
this entity surface form:
Eudocimus albus
this entity surface form:
Eudocimus ruber