Sternidae
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Sternidae is a family of seabirds commonly known as terns, characterized by their slender bodies, long pointed wings, and graceful, agile flight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sternidae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7801776 — 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: Sternidae Context triple: [Charadriiformes, containsFamily, Sternidae]
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A.
Tincidae
Tincidae is a family of freshwater fishes within the order Cypriniformes, best known for species like the tench (Tinca tinca) found in Eurasian lakes and slow-moving waters.
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B.
Anthribidae
Anthribidae is a family of beetles commonly known as fungus weevils, characterized by their association with fungi and distinctive elongated snouts.
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C.
Nestoridae
Nestoridae is a family of parrots native to New Zealand that includes highly intelligent and often ground-foraging species such as the kea and kaka.
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D.
Paroidea
Paroidea is a superfamily of small passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and their close relatives.
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E.
Dulidae
Dulidae is a small bird family best known for the palmchat, a social, sparrow-sized songbird endemic to Hispaniola.
- 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: Sternidae Target entity description: Sternidae is a family of seabirds commonly known as terns, characterized by their slender bodies, long pointed wings, and graceful, agile flight.
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A.
Tincidae
Tincidae is a family of freshwater fishes within the order Cypriniformes, best known for species like the tench (Tinca tinca) found in Eurasian lakes and slow-moving waters.
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B.
Anthribidae
Anthribidae is a family of beetles commonly known as fungus weevils, characterized by their association with fungi and distinctive elongated snouts.
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C.
Nestoridae
Nestoridae is a family of parrots native to New Zealand that includes highly intelligent and often ground-foraging species such as the kea and kaka.
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D.
Paroidea
Paroidea is a superfamily of small passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and their close relatives.
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E.
Dulidae
Dulidae is a small bird family best known for the palmchat, a social, sparrow-sized songbird endemic to Hispaniola.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
coastal beaches
ⓘ
islands ⓘ sandbars ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | colonial nester ⓘ |
| characteristic |
forked tail in many species
ⓘ
graceful agile flight ⓘ long narrow bill ⓘ long pointed wings ⓘ slender body ⓘ webbed feet ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | terns ⓘ |
| conservationIssues |
disturbance by humans and predators
ⓘ
habitat loss at breeding sites ⓘ pollution and overfishing affecting prey ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Laridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeatureFromLaridae | more slender body and longer wings than typical gulls ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| eggColor | speckled or mottled for camouflage ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
plunge-diving
ⓘ
surface-dipping ⓘ |
| foragingArea |
inland water bodies
ⓘ
nearshore marine waters ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| isA | seabird family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| largestMember | Hydroprogne caspia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migration | many species are long-distance migrants ⓘ |
| nestType | ground scrape ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Chlidonias niger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hydroprogne caspia NERFINISHED ⓘ Onychoprion fuscatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterna hirundo NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalasseus sandvicensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveCare | biparental care of chicks ⓘ |
| smallestMembers | small Sterna species ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalPlumage | mostly pale or white with gray or black markings ⓘ |
| vocalization |
harsh calls
ⓘ
sharp, high-pitched notes ⓘ |
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: Sternidae Description of subject: Sternidae is a family of seabirds commonly known as terns, characterized by their slender bodies, long pointed wings, and graceful, agile flight.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.