Ferruginous duck
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The Ferruginous duck is a medium-sized diving duck species known for its rich chestnut plumage and preference for freshwater wetlands across parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ferruginous duck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20751334 — 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: Ferruginous duck Context triple: [Moroccan Middle Atlas wetlands, habitatFor, Ferruginous duck]
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A.
King eider
The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
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B.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose is a small, white Arctic-breeding goose of North America known for its compact size, stubby bill, and large migratory flocks that winter in the central and southwestern United States.
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C.
Tadorna
Tadorna is a genus of large, colorful waterfowl commonly known as shelducks, found across Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia.
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D.
blue-billed duck
The blue-billed duck is a small, stiff-tailed Australian diving duck known for the male’s bright blue bill during the breeding season and its preference for deep freshwater wetlands.
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E.
Brent goose
The Brent goose is a small migratory sea goose that breeds in Arctic regions and winters on coastal estuaries, feeding mainly on eelgrass and marine algae.
- 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: Ferruginous duck Target entity description: The Ferruginous duck is a medium-sized diving duck species known for its rich chestnut plumage and preference for freshwater wetlands across parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
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A.
King eider
The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
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B.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose is a small, white Arctic-breeding goose of North America known for its compact size, stubby bill, and large migratory flocks that winter in the central and southwestern United States.
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C.
Tadorna
Tadorna is a genus of large, colorful waterfowl commonly known as shelducks, found across Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia.
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D.
blue-billed duck
The blue-billed duck is a small, stiff-tailed Australian diving duck known for the male’s bright blue bill during the breeding season and its preference for deep freshwater wetlands.
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E.
Brent goose
The Brent goose is a small migratory sea goose that breeds in Arctic regions and winters on coastal estuaries, feeding mainly on eelgrass and marine algae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.