Dalmatian pelican
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The Dalmatian pelican is one of the world’s largest freshwater birds, known for its massive wingspan, curly nape feathers, and preference for wetlands and shallow lakes across southeastern Europe and Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dalmatian pelican canonical | 5 |
| Pelecanus crispus | 1 |
| Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18054998 — 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: Dalmatian pelican Context triple: [Prespes (municipality), hasNotableSpecies, Dalmatian pelican]
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A.
Australian pelican
The Australian pelican is a large waterbird native to Australia, easily recognized by its enormous pale bill and expansive wingspan, and commonly found around inland and coastal waterways.
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B.
spot-billed pelican
The spot-billed pelican is a large freshwater bird native to southern Asia, known for its distinctive bill markings and colonial nesting near wetlands and lakes.
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C.
American white pelican
The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
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D.
Guanay cormorant
The Guanay cormorant is a South American seabird known for forming vast breeding colonies along the Pacific coast and historically being a major producer of guano.
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E.
Cape cormorant
The Cape cormorant is a medium-sized, dark-plumaged seabird native to the southwestern African coast, where it breeds in large coastal colonies and feeds mainly on small schooling fish.
- 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: Dalmatian pelican Target entity description: The Dalmatian pelican is one of the world’s largest freshwater birds, known for its massive wingspan, curly nape feathers, and preference for wetlands and shallow lakes across southeastern Europe and Asia.
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A.
Australian pelican
The Australian pelican is a large waterbird native to Australia, easily recognized by its enormous pale bill and expansive wingspan, and commonly found around inland and coastal waterways.
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B.
spot-billed pelican
The spot-billed pelican is a large freshwater bird native to southern Asia, known for its distinctive bill markings and colonial nesting near wetlands and lakes.
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C.
American white pelican
The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
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D.
Guanay cormorant
The Guanay cormorant is a South American seabird known for forming vast breeding colonies along the Pacific coast and historically being a major producer of guano.
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E.
Cape cormorant
The Cape cormorant is a medium-sized, dark-plumaged seabird native to the southwestern African coast, where it breeds in large coastal colonies and feeds mainly on small schooling fish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.