pygmy cormorant
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The pygmy cormorant is a small freshwater cormorant species native to southeastern Europe and western Asia, often found in wetlands, lakes, and slow-flowing rivers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pygmy cormorant | 1 |
| pygmy cormorant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18249151 — 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: pygmy cormorant Context triple: [Lake Kerkini, habitatFor, pygmy cormorant]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Brandt's cormorant
Brandt's cormorant is a large, dark-bodied marine bird of the Pacific coast of North America, known for its bright blue throat patch during breeding season and its habit of nesting in dense colonies on offshore rocks and islands.
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D.
Socotra cormorant
The Socotra cormorant is a large, dark-plumaged seabird native to the Arabian Gulf and surrounding regions, known for its coastal colonies and dependence on marine habitats.
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E.
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a distinctive black-and-white water bird known for its hovering flight and dramatic plunge-diving to catch fish across Africa and parts of Asia.
- 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: pygmy cormorant Target entity description: The pygmy cormorant is a small freshwater cormorant species native to southeastern Europe and western Asia, often found in wetlands, lakes, and slow-flowing rivers.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Brandt's cormorant
Brandt's cormorant is a large, dark-bodied marine bird of the Pacific coast of North America, known for its bright blue throat patch during breeding season and its habit of nesting in dense colonies on offshore rocks and islands.
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D.
Socotra cormorant
The Socotra cormorant is a large, dark-plumaged seabird native to the Arabian Gulf and surrounding regions, known for its coastal colonies and dependence on marine habitats.
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E.
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a distinctive black-and-white water bird known for its hovering flight and dramatic plunge-diving to catch fish across Africa and parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: pygmy cormorant