Old World warblers
E673737
Old World warblers are a diverse family of small, primarily insect-eating passerine birds found mainly across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old World warblers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7572402 — 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: Old World warblers Context triple: [Sylviidae, commonName, Old World warblers]
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A.
Japanese bush warbler
The Japanese bush warbler is a small, elusive songbird native to Japan, celebrated for its distinctive and melodious spring call.
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B.
Muscicapidae
Muscicapidae is a large family of small Old World passerine birds commonly known as Old World flycatchers and chats, many of which are insectivorous and noted for their active, agile foraging behavior.
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C.
Carduelinae
Carduelinae is a subfamily of finches that includes many seed-eating passerine birds such as goldfinches, siskins, and redpolls.
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D.
Cisticolidae
Cisticolidae is a family of small, often drab-colored passerine birds commonly known as cisticolas and their allies, found mainly in grasslands and savannas of the Old World tropics and subtropics.
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E.
Grauer's swamp warbler
Grauer's swamp warbler is a rare, localized African songbird of high-altitude swamps, notable for its restricted range in the Albertine Rift and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
- 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: Old World warblers Target entity description: Old World warblers are a diverse family of small, primarily insect-eating passerine birds found mainly across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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A.
Japanese bush warbler
The Japanese bush warbler is a small, elusive songbird native to Japan, celebrated for its distinctive and melodious spring call.
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B.
Muscicapidae
Muscicapidae is a large family of small Old World passerine birds commonly known as Old World flycatchers and chats, many of which are insectivorous and noted for their active, agile foraging behavior.
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C.
Carduelinae
Carduelinae is a subfamily of finches that includes many seed-eating passerine birds such as goldfinches, siskins, and redpolls.
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D.
Cisticolidae
Cisticolidae is a family of small, often drab-colored passerine birds commonly known as cisticolas and their allies, found mainly in grasslands and savannas of the Old World tropics and subtropics.
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E.
Grauer's swamp warbler
Grauer's swamp warbler is a rare, localized African songbird of high-altitude swamps, notable for its restricted range in the Albertine Rift and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ songbird ⓘ |
| areDiurnal | often ⓘ |
| areEndothermic | true ⓘ |
| areSexuallyReproducing | true ⓘ |
| areTetrapods | true ⓘ |
| areVertebrates | true ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Old World ⓘ |
| haveAmnioticEggs | true ⓘ |
| haveFeathers | true ⓘ |
| haveWings | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | many species migratory ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFoodAcquisition |
hawking for insects
ⓘ
picking insects from foliage ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
scrub ⓘ wetlands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily | Sylvioidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior |
foliage-foraging
ⓘ
insect-gleaning ⓘ |
| typicalBillShape |
pointed
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| typicalBodyLength | 9–15 cm ⓘ |
| typicalBodyMass | a few grams ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
insects
ⓘ
other small invertebrates ⓘ |
| typicalPlumage |
brownish
ⓘ
dull ⓘ greenish ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small ⓘ |
| vocalization | complex songs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old World warblers Description of subject: Old World warblers are a diverse family of small, primarily insect-eating passerine birds found mainly across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.