flightAbility

P3594
predicate

Indicates the capability or potential of an entity to fly or engage in powered or unpowered aerial movement.

All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
flightCapability 80
flightAbility canonical 60
canFly 19

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: flightAbility
Generated description
Indicates the capability or potential of an entity to fly or engage in powered or unpowered aerial movement.

Sample triples (185)

Subject Object
Mellisuga helenae capable of hovering
Mellisuga helenae capable of flying backwards
Gould’s petrel strong flier via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Magellanic penguin flightless bird
Centrocercus urophasianus strong but infrequent flier
Andean goose capable of flight
Vultur soaring flight via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Raphus cucullatus flightless via predicate surface "flightCapability"
south polar skua powerful via predicate surface "flight"
rock wren (pīwauwau) weak flier
Turnicidae weak fliers
Australian bustard strong flier via predicate surface "flightCapability"
little bustard strong and low over ground via predicate surface "flight"
Denham’s bustard capable of strong flight via predicate surface "flightCapability"
white-bellied bustard strong but usually reluctant flier via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Ludwig’s bustard strong flyer via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Buru green pigeon true via predicate surface "canFly"
southern brown kiwi (tokoeka)
surface form: southern brown kiwi
no via predicate surface "canFly"
Lord Howe Island stick insect flightless via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Hannes Arch helicopter via predicate surface "wasFlying"
South Island rock wren poor flier via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Lyall's wren flightless via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Pezophaps solitaria flightless via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Coliidae weak fliers via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Chauna chavaria strong flier
Chauna torquata strong flier
Anhima cornuta strong flier
Phoebastria nigripes long-distance oceanic flights via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Oceanodroma strong flier via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Cariamiformes limited flyers via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Seriemae limited flyer via predicate surface "flightCapability"
red-legged seriema reluctant flier
Thalassarche melanophris long-distance oceanic flights via predicate surface "flightCapability"
New Zealand wrens some species flightless or nearly flightless via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Fregata ariel excellent soaring ability via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Aerodramus fuciphagus strong flier
Acridotheres tristis strong and direct via predicate surface "flight"
Thinocoridae capable of flight via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Chionidae capable of flight but often terrestrial
Pedionomidae capable of flight but primarily terrestrial via predicate surface "flightCapability"
mesites
surface form: Mesites
limited via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Tinamiformes poor flier
Rhynchotus poor flier
Enantiornithes capable of powered flight in many species via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Ichthyornis capable of powered flight via predicate surface "flightCapability"
Hesperornis incapable of powered flight via predicate surface "wingCapability"
Orthonychidae relatively weak fliers
Pterocnemia flightless via predicate surface "flightCapability"
African spoonbill strong flier
Sarothruridae reluctant fliers