Zonotrichia capensis
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Zonotrichia capensis is a widespread New World sparrow species, commonly known as the rufous-collared sparrow, found from southern Mexico through much of South America in a variety of open and semi-open habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zonotrichia capensis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20754396 — 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: Zonotrichia capensis Context triple: [Zonotrichia, genusOf, Zonotrichia capensis]
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A.
Burchell's starling
Burchell's starling is a glossy, iridescent blue-green starling species native to southern Africa, named in honor of the English naturalist William John Burchell.
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B.
Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as warbling finches, typically found in South American shrublands and forest edges.
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C.
Mayrornis
Mayrornis is a small genus of monarch flycatchers, comprising insectivorous passerine birds native to Pacific island forests.
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D.
Turdus swalesi
Turdus swalesi is a species of thrush, a medium-sized songbird in the genus Turdus, known for its melodious vocalizations and typically found in specific localized habitats.
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E.
Coccothraustes
Coccothraustes is a small genus of robust, thick-billed finches in the family Fringillidae, best known for the hawfinch.
- 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: Zonotrichia capensis Target entity description: Zonotrichia capensis is a widespread New World sparrow species, commonly known as the rufous-collared sparrow, found from southern Mexico through much of South America in a variety of open and semi-open habitats.
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A.
Burchell's starling
Burchell's starling is a glossy, iridescent blue-green starling species native to southern Africa, named in honor of the English naturalist William John Burchell.
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B.
Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as warbling finches, typically found in South American shrublands and forest edges.
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C.
Mayrornis
Mayrornis is a small genus of monarch flycatchers, comprising insectivorous passerine birds native to Pacific island forests.
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D.
Turdus swalesi
Turdus swalesi is a species of thrush, a medium-sized songbird in the genus Turdus, known for its melodious vocalizations and typically found in specific localized habitats.
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E.
Coccothraustes
Coccothraustes is a small genus of robust, thick-billed finches in the family Fringillidae, best known for the hawfinch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.