Phylloscopus
E673739
Phylloscopus is a genus of small, insectivorous leaf warblers widely distributed across Eurasia and Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phylloscopidae | 1 |
| Phylloscopus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7572412 — 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: Phylloscopus Context triple: [Sylviidae, contains, Phylloscopus]
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A.
Trochilus
Trochilus is a small genus of hummingbirds best known for including the Jamaican streamertail, also called the doctor bird, which is the national bird of Jamaica.
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B.
Thryothorus
Thryothorus is a genus of small, energetic New World wrens known for their loud, complex songs and often bold, inquisitive behavior.
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C.
Aegithalidae
Aegithalidae is a family of small passerine birds commonly known as long-tailed tits, found across Eurasia and characterized by their tiny size, long tails, and social flocking behavior.
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D.
Bombycillidae
Bombycillidae is a family of small, sleek passerine birds known as waxwings, characterized by their soft plumage, crested heads, and distinctive wax-like wing feather tips.
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E.
Trochilidae
Trochilidae is the biological family of hummingbirds, a diverse group of small, nectar-feeding birds known for their rapid wingbeats and ability to hover in place.
- 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: Phylloscopus Target entity description: Phylloscopus is a genus of small, insectivorous leaf warblers widely distributed across Eurasia and Africa.
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A.
Trochilus
Trochilus is a small genus of hummingbirds best known for including the Jamaican streamertail, also called the doctor bird, which is the national bird of Jamaica.
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B.
Thryothorus
Thryothorus is a genus of small, energetic New World wrens known for their loud, complex songs and often bold, inquisitive behavior.
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C.
Aegithalidae
Aegithalidae is a family of small passerine birds commonly known as long-tailed tits, found across Eurasia and characterized by their tiny size, long tails, and social flocking behavior.
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D.
Bombycillidae
Bombycillidae is a family of small, sleek passerine birds known as waxwings, characterized by their soft plumage, crested heads, and distinctive wax-like wing feather tips.
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E.
Trochilidae
Trochilidae is the biological family of hummingbirds, a diverse group of small, nectar-feeding birds known for their rapid wingbeats and ability to hover in place.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | leaf warblers ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "phyllon" (leaf) and "skopos" (seeker or watcher) ⓘ |
| family | Phylloscopidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | foliage-gleaning ⓘ |
| habitat |
bushes
ⓘ
forests ⓘ scrub ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Phylloscopus bonelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phylloscopus borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus collybita NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus coronatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus fuscatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus humei NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus ibericus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus inornatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus nitidus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus orientalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus proregulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus schwarzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus sibilatrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus trochiloides NERFINISHED ⓘ Phylloscopus trochilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraorder | Passerida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | many species are migratory ⓘ |
| namedBy | Friedrich Boie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestLocation | on or near the ground ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Phylloscopidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFoodSource |
insects
ⓘ
other arthropods ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Acrocephalidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sylviidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| song |
high-pitched
ⓘ
often complex ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Phylloscopus trochilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1826 ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Phylloscopus Description of subject: Phylloscopus is a genus of small, insectivorous leaf warblers widely distributed across Eurasia and Africa.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Phylloscopidae