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 |
| flight | 15 |
| hasFlightAbility | 3 |
| abilityToFly | 1 |
| designedForAtmosphericFlight | 1 |
| hasFlightCapability | 1 |
| isCapableOfFlight | 1 |
| isFlightAbility | 1 |
| isFlyingMob | 1 |
| wasFlying | 1 |
| wingCapability | 1 |
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 ⓘ |