Corvoidea
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Corvoidea is a large and diverse superfamily of passerine birds that includes crows, jays, shrikes, drongos, birds-of-paradise, and several other related groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corvoidea canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6654166 — 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: Corvoidea Context triple: [birds-of-paradise, superfamily, Corvoidea]
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A.
Cuculiformes
Cuculiformes is an order of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis, known for brood parasitism in many species.
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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.
Podicipedidae
Podicipedidae is a family of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by their lobed toes, excellent swimming and diving abilities, and elaborate courtship displays.
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D.
Cuculidae
Cuculidae is a family of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis, known for their diverse behaviors and often distinctive calls.
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E.
Podicipediformes
Podicipediformes is an order of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by lobed toes and excellent swimming and diving abilities.
- 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: Corvoidea Target entity description: Corvoidea is a large and diverse superfamily of passerine birds that includes crows, jays, shrikes, drongos, birds-of-paradise, and several other related groups.
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A.
Cuculiformes
Cuculiformes is an order of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis, known for brood parasitism in many species.
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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.
Podicipedidae
Podicipedidae is a family of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by their lobed toes, excellent swimming and diving abilities, and elaborate courtship displays.
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D.
Cuculidae
Cuculidae is a family of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis, known for their diverse behaviors and often distinctive calls.
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E.
Podicipediformes
Podicipediformes is an order of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by lobed toes and excellent swimming and diving abilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird superfamily
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taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Core Corvoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Aegithinidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artamidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Callaeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Campephagidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cinclosomatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Corcoracidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Corvidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Dicruridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Eulacestomatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Falcunculidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Furnariidae-related groups (note: some classifications vary) ⓘ Ifritidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Laniidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Machaerirhynchidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaconotidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Melampittidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohouidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Monarchidae ⓘ Neosittidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriolidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pachycephalidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradisaeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramythiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pityriaseidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Platysteiridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Psophodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhagologidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhipiduridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Vangidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Vireonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| includesCommonNameGroup |
birds-of-paradise
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crows ⓘ drongos ⓘ jays ⓘ magpies ⓘ ravens ⓘ shrikes ⓘ |
| infraclass | Neognathae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDiverseIn |
Australasia
NERFINISHED
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Old World tropics ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Passeriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
includes many highly intelligent bird species
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includes many vocal and song-capable passerines ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Oscines
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Passeri ⓘ Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | superfamily ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corvoidea Description of subject: Corvoidea is a large and diverse superfamily of passerine birds that includes crows, jays, shrikes, drongos, birds-of-paradise, and several other related groups.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.