Bostrychia
E716809
Bostrychia is a genus of ibises, medium-sized wading birds native mainly to sub-Saharan Africa, known for their curved bills and association with wetlands and forested habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bostrychia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8184906 — 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: Bostrychia Context triple: [Threskiornithidae, containsGenus, Bostrychia]
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A.
Musophagiformes
Musophagiformes is an order of African birds that includes turacos and plantain-eaters, known for their bright plumage and unique pigments.
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B.
Anguimorpha
Anguimorpha is a diverse clade of mostly carnivorous lizards that includes groups such as monitor lizards, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, characterized by elongated bodies and often reduced or absent limbs.
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C.
Lithostrotia
Lithostrotia is a clade of advanced titanosaurs, a group of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous period and characterized by features such as extensive body armor and specialized vertebrae.
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D.
Emberizoidea
Emberizoidea is a large superfamily of passerine birds that includes buntings, American sparrows, and related seed-eating songbirds.
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E.
Eutrichomyias
Eutrichomyias is a little-known genus of passerine birds in the monarch flycatcher family, notable for its rarity and highly restricted range.
- 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: Bostrychia Target entity description: Bostrychia is a genus of ibises, medium-sized wading birds native mainly to sub-Saharan Africa, known for their curved bills and association with wetlands and forested habitats.
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A.
Musophagiformes
Musophagiformes is an order of African birds that includes turacos and plantain-eaters, known for their bright plumage and unique pigments.
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B.
Anguimorpha
Anguimorpha is a diverse clade of mostly carnivorous lizards that includes groups such as monitor lizards, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, characterized by elongated bodies and often reduced or absent limbs.
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C.
Lithostrotia
Lithostrotia is a clade of advanced titanosaurs, a group of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous period and characterized by features such as extensive body armor and specialized vertebrae.
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D.
Emberizoidea
Emberizoidea is a large superfamily of passerine birds that includes buntings, American sparrows, and related seed-eating songbirds.
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E.
Eutrichomyias
Eutrichomyias is a little-known genus of passerine birds in the monarch flycatcher family, notable for its rarity and highly restricted range.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | freshwater wetlands ⓘ |
| characteristic |
curved bills
ⓘ
medium-sized wading birds ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Hadada ibis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olive ibis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sao Tome ibis NERFINISHED ⓘ Spot-breasted ibis NERFINISHED ⓘ Wattled ibis NERFINISHED ⓘ ibises ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of ibises ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution | Africa ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
wading bird
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wetland bird ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | probing in soft mud ⓘ |
| habitat |
forested habitats
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ riverine forests ⓘ swamps ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Bostrychia bocagei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bostrychia carunculata NERFINISHED ⓘ Bostrychia hagedash NERFINISHED ⓘ Bostrychia olivacea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bostrychia rara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphology |
long decurved bill
ⓘ
relatively long legs ⓘ |
| nativeTo | sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Bostrychia carunculata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bostrychia hagedash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Threskiornithidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| range | primarily tropical Africa ⓘ |
| reproduction | nests in trees or dense vegetation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bostrychia Description of subject: Bostrychia is a genus of ibises, medium-sized wading birds native mainly to sub-Saharan Africa, known for their curved bills and association with wetlands and forested habitats.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.