Mexican spotted owl
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The Mexican spotted owl is a threatened subspecies of spotted owl native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, typically inhabiting old-growth and mixed-conifer forests in rugged, mountainous terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mexican spotted owl canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15015000 — 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: Mexican spotted owl Context triple: [Arizona Mountains forests, hasNativeFauna, Mexican spotted owl]
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A.
northern spotted owl
The northern spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark-eyed owl native to old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, known for its reliance on mature coniferous habitats and its status as a threatened species.
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B.
California spotted owl
The California spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark-eyed forest owl subspecies native to the mountainous conifer and mixed hardwood forests of California, where it serves as an indicator of old-growth ecosystem health.
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C.
Blakiston's fish owl
Blakiston's fish owl is a massive, endangered species of fish-eating owl native to northeastern Asia, known as one of the world's largest owl species and a specialist of riverine and old-growth forest habitats.
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D.
Florida scrub-jay
The Florida scrub-jay is a rare, cooperatively breeding bird species endemic to Florida’s scrub habitats and notable as the state’s only bird found exclusively within its borders.
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E.
Strix occidentalis caurina
Strix occidentalis caurina is the northern spotted owl, a threatened subspecies of spotted owl native to old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest in North America.
- 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: Mexican spotted owl Target entity description: The Mexican spotted owl is a threatened subspecies of spotted owl native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, typically inhabiting old-growth and mixed-conifer forests in rugged, mountainous terrain.
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A.
northern spotted owl
The northern spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark-eyed owl native to old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, known for its reliance on mature coniferous habitats and its status as a threatened species.
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B.
California spotted owl
The California spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark-eyed forest owl subspecies native to the mountainous conifer and mixed hardwood forests of California, where it serves as an indicator of old-growth ecosystem health.
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C.
Blakiston's fish owl
Blakiston's fish owl is a massive, endangered species of fish-eating owl native to northeastern Asia, known as one of the world's largest owl species and a specialist of riverine and old-growth forest habitats.
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D.
Florida scrub-jay
The Florida scrub-jay is a rare, cooperatively breeding bird species endemic to Florida’s scrub habitats and notable as the state’s only bird found exclusively within its borders.
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E.
Strix occidentalis caurina
Strix occidentalis caurina is the northern spotted owl, a threatened subspecies of spotted owl native to old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Coronado National Forest (parts)