Zapata wren
E406177
The Zapata wren is a rare, range-restricted songbird found only in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, known for its secretive behavior and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zapata wren canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4010636 — 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: Zapata wren Context triple: [Ciénaga de Zapata, hasEndemicSpecies, Zapata wren]
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A.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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B.
Cactus wren
The cactus wren is a large, boldly marked wren native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, known for nesting in cacti and its distinctive harsh, chattering song.
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C.
Rufous-vented chachalaca
The Rufous-vented chachalaca, also known as the cocrico, is a medium-sized, loud, turkey-like bird native to the forests and woodlands of Trinidad, Tobago, and nearby regions of northern South America.
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D.
Nazca booby
The Nazca booby is a large seabird of the eastern Pacific Ocean, known for its striking white plumage with black markings, strong marine foraging behavior, and breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Galápagos.
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E.
Mimus
Mimus is a genus of birds in the mockingbird family, best known for species like the Northern Mockingbird that are renowned for their complex and varied vocal mimicry.
- 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: Zapata wren Target entity description: The Zapata wren is a rare, range-restricted songbird found only in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, known for its secretive behavior and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
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A.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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B.
Cactus wren
The cactus wren is a large, boldly marked wren native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, known for nesting in cacti and its distinctive harsh, chattering song.
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C.
Rufous-vented chachalaca
The Rufous-vented chachalaca, also known as the cocrico, is a medium-sized, loud, turkey-like bird native to the forests and woodlands of Trinidad, Tobago, and nearby regions of northern South America.
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D.
Nazca booby
The Nazca booby is a large seabird of the eastern Pacific Ocean, known for its striking white plumage with black markings, strong marine foraging behavior, and breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Galápagos.
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E.
Mimus
Mimus is a genus of birds in the mockingbird family, best known for species like the Northern Mockingbird that are renowned for their complex and varied vocal mimicry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ songbird ⓘ |
| behavior |
secretive
ⓘ
skulking ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
Ciénaga de Zapata
ⓘ
surface form:
Zapata Swamp
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| describedBy | Thomas Barbour ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | western Zapata Swamp ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Cuban wetlands ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| family | Troglodytidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Matanzas Province
ⓘ
Ciénaga de Zapata ⓘ
surface form:
Zapata Swamp
|
| genus | Ferminia ⓘ |
| habitat |
dense low vegetation
ⓘ
freshwater marsh ⓘ sawgrass marsh ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Ferminia
ⓘ
Zapata wren self-link ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Cuban bird conservation programs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Ciénaga de Zapata
ⓘ
surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve
|
| movementPattern | resident ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fermin Zanón Cervera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingSite | dense marsh vegetation ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| range | very restricted ⓘ |
| rangeType | range-restricted ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ferminia cerverai ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
drainage of wetlands
ⓘ
fire ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex song
ⓘ
loud song ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zapata wren Description of subject: The Zapata wren is a rare, range-restricted songbird found only in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, known for its secretive behavior and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.