Burchell's courser
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Burchell's courser is a ground-dwelling African wader of dry, open habitats, known for its cryptic plumage and swift running rather than flying when disturbed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burchell's courser canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17362327 — 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: Burchell's courser Context triple: [William John Burchell, hasEponym, Burchell's courser]
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A.
Temminck’s courser
Temminck’s courser is a small, ground-dwelling wader of the courser family, known for its slender build, cryptic plumage, and preference for dry, open habitats in sub-Saharan Africa.
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B.
Denham’s bustard
Denham’s bustard is a large, ground-dwelling African bird species known for its heavy build, cryptic plumage, and preference for open savanna and grassland habitats.
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C.
Burchell's sandgrouse
Burchell's sandgrouse is an African bird species of arid and semi-arid regions, known for its long-distance flights to water sources and for males carrying water-soaked belly feathers back to their chicks.
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D.
Pallas's sandgrouse
Pallas's sandgrouse is a medium-sized, ground-dwelling bird of arid and semi-arid regions of central Asia, known for its long-distance flights to water sources and dense, cryptic plumage.
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E.
Ludwig’s bustard
Ludwig’s bustard is a large, ground-dwelling bird native to southwestern Africa, known for its heavy build, strong flight, and preference for open arid grasslands.
- 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: Burchell's courser Target entity description: Burchell's courser is a ground-dwelling African wader of dry, open habitats, known for its cryptic plumage and swift running rather than flying when disturbed.
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A.
Temminck’s courser
Temminck’s courser is a small, ground-dwelling wader of the courser family, known for its slender build, cryptic plumage, and preference for dry, open habitats in sub-Saharan Africa.
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B.
Denham’s bustard
Denham’s bustard is a large, ground-dwelling African bird species known for its heavy build, cryptic plumage, and preference for open savanna and grassland habitats.
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C.
Burchell's sandgrouse
Burchell's sandgrouse is an African bird species of arid and semi-arid regions, known for its long-distance flights to water sources and for males carrying water-soaked belly feathers back to their chicks.
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D.
Pallas's sandgrouse
Pallas's sandgrouse is a medium-sized, ground-dwelling bird of arid and semi-arid regions of central Asia, known for its long-distance flights to water sources and dense, cryptic plumage.
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E.
Ludwig’s bustard
Ludwig’s bustard is a large, ground-dwelling bird native to southwestern Africa, known for its heavy build, strong flight, and preference for open arid grasslands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.