Smooth-billed ani
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The Smooth-billed ani is a tropical American cuckoo-like bird known for its distinctive thick, curved bill, glossy black plumage, and highly social, cooperative breeding behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smooth-billed ani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11370284 — 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: Smooth-billed ani Context triple: [Cuculidae, notableSpecies, Smooth-billed ani]
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A.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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B.
Pholidornis
Pholidornis is a genus of tiny African birds commonly known as tit-hylia, now often placed in its own family but historically grouped with the Old World warblers.
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C.
Colinus nigrogularis
Colinus nigrogularis, commonly known as the black-throated bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to parts of Central America.
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D.
Coccothraustes
Coccothraustes is a small genus of robust, thick-billed finches in the family Fringillidae, best known for the hawfinch.
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E.
Zapata wren
The Zapata wren is a rare, range-restricted songbird found only in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, known for its secretive behavior 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: Smooth-billed ani Target entity description: The Smooth-billed ani is a tropical American cuckoo-like bird known for its distinctive thick, curved bill, glossy black plumage, and highly social, cooperative breeding behavior.
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A.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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B.
Pholidornis
Pholidornis is a genus of tiny African birds commonly known as tit-hylia, now often placed in its own family but historically grouped with the Old World warblers.
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C.
Colinus nigrogularis
Colinus nigrogularis, commonly known as the black-throated bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to parts of Central America.
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D.
Coccothraustes
Coccothraustes is a small genus of robust, thick-billed finches in the family Fringillidae, best known for the hawfinch.
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E.
Zapata wren
The Zapata wren is a rare, range-restricted songbird found only in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, known for its secretive behavior and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal species
ⓘ
bird ⓘ cuckoo-like bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| billCharacteristic | smooth upper ridge ⓘ |
| binomialName | Crotophaga ani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSystem |
communal nesting
ⓘ
cooperative breeding ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | multiple females laying in one nest ⓘ |
| commonName | Smooth-billed ani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperativeBehavior |
shared chick care
ⓘ
shared incubation ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
insects ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Greater ani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Groove-billed ani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | chalky coating ⓘ |
| eggColor | white ⓘ |
| family | Cuculidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | ground foraging ⓘ |
| genus | Crotophaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural land
ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ pasture ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| hasBillType | thick curved bill ⓘ |
| hasBodyColor | black ⓘ |
| hasBreedingBehavior | cooperative breeding ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor | glossy black ⓘ |
| hasSocialBehavior | highly social ⓘ |
| introducedRange | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Americas ⓘ |
| nestLocation |
shrubs
ⓘ
small trees ⓘ |
| nestType | open cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Cuculiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumagePattern | uniform ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
communal groups
ⓘ
groups ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | long tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalizationType |
grating calls
ⓘ
whining calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smooth-billed ani Description of subject: The Smooth-billed ani is a tropical American cuckoo-like bird known for its distinctive thick, curved bill, glossy black plumage, and highly social, cooperative breeding behavior.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.