New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
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The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a common, highly active Australian songbird known for its striking black, white, and yellow plumage and its reliance on nectar from native flowering plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7865526 — 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: New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) Context triple: [Meliphagidae, notableSpecies, New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)]
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Buru honeyeater
The Buru honeyeater is a bird species of honeyeater found only on the Indonesian island of Buru, where it inhabits forested habitats and feeds primarily on nectar and insects.
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Bonin honeyeater
The Bonin honeyeater is a small, nectar-feeding songbird endemic to Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and known for its restricted island range and conservation concern.
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Eungella honeyeater
The Eungella honeyeater is a rare, medium-sized Australian bird species of the honeyeater family, endemic to the upland rainforests of Eungella in Queensland.
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Kadavu honeyeater
The Kadavu honeyeater is a bird species of honeyeater found only on the Fijian island of Kadavu, known for its specialized nectar-feeding habits.
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E.
Sumba brown honeyeater
The Sumba brown honeyeater is a bird species of honeyeater found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where it inhabits forested habitats.
- 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: New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) Target entity description: The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a common, highly active Australian songbird known for its striking black, white, and yellow plumage and its reliance on nectar from native flowering plants.
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A.
Buru honeyeater
The Buru honeyeater is a bird species of honeyeater found only on the Indonesian island of Buru, where it inhabits forested habitats and feeds primarily on nectar and insects.
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B.
Bonin honeyeater
The Bonin honeyeater is a small, nectar-feeding songbird endemic to Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and known for its restricted island range and conservation concern.
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C.
Eungella honeyeater
The Eungella honeyeater is a rare, medium-sized Australian bird species of the honeyeater family, endemic to the upland rainforests of Eungella in Queensland.
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D.
Kadavu honeyeater
The Kadavu honeyeater is a bird species of honeyeater found only on the Fijian island of Kadavu, known for its specialized nectar-feeding habits.
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E.
Sumba brown honeyeater
The Sumba brown honeyeater is a bird species of honeyeater found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where it inhabits forested habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
honeyeater ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior |
aggressive around food sources
ⓘ
highly active ⓘ |
| binomialName | Phylidonyris novaehollandiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 18 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | mainly winter to spring ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | New Holland honeyeater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Latham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
nectar ⓘ spiders ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
long curved bill
ⓘ
white eye ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale with darker spots ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Meliphagidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
gleaning insects from foliage
ⓘ
hawking insects in flight ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ south‑western Australia ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal scrub
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ heathland ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| nestType | cup‑shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Phylidonyris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black
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white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| pollinationRole |
pollinator of Banksia
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pollinator of Eucalyptus ⓘ pollinator of Grevillea ⓘ |
| primaryFoodSource | nectar of native flowering plants ⓘ |
| socialStructure | often found in small groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud chattering calls ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 20 g ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1790 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) Description of subject: The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a common, highly active Australian songbird known for its striking black, white, and yellow plumage and its reliance on nectar from native flowering plants.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.