pied-billed grebe
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The pied-billed grebe is a small, brownish freshwater diving bird of the Americas known for its chunky build, thick pale bill with a dark band, and habit of sinking quietly out of sight rather than flying when disturbed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| pied-billed grebe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19576205 — 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: pied-billed grebe Context triple: [Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, hasSpecies, pied-billed grebe]
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A.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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B.
Clark's grebe
Clark's grebe is a North American waterbird species of the western lakes and marshes, closely related to the western grebe and known for its striking black-and-white plumage and elaborate courtship displays.
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C.
double-crested cormorant
The double-crested cormorant is a large, dark waterbird native to North America, known for its hooked bill, orange facial skin, and habit of diving underwater to catch fish.
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D.
American coot
The American coot is a widespread North American waterbird, often mistaken for a duck, known for its dark plumage, white bill, and lobed toes adapted for swimming in freshwater habitats.
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E.
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.
- 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: pied-billed grebe Target entity description: The pied-billed grebe is a small, brownish freshwater diving bird of the Americas known for its chunky build, thick pale bill with a dark band, and habit of sinking quietly out of sight rather than flying when disturbed.
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A.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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B.
Clark's grebe
Clark's grebe is a North American waterbird species of the western lakes and marshes, closely related to the western grebe and known for its striking black-and-white plumage and elaborate courtship displays.
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C.
double-crested cormorant
The double-crested cormorant is a large, dark waterbird native to North America, known for its hooked bill, orange facial skin, and habit of diving underwater to catch fish.
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D.
American coot
The American coot is a widespread North American waterbird, often mistaken for a duck, known for its dark plumage, white bill, and lobed toes adapted for swimming in freshwater habitats.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.