Spinus tristis
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Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spinus tristis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7297142 — 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: Spinus tristis Context triple: [American goldfinch, binomialName, Spinus tristis]
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Spinus spinus
Spinus spinus, commonly known as the Eurasian siskin, is a small, yellow-green finch widespread across Europe and parts of Asia, noted for its agile flight and fondness for conifer seeds.
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Spinus
Spinus is a genus of small, seed-eating finches in the family Fringillidae, which includes several brightly colored species found across the Americas and Eurasia.
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C.
Sturnus
Sturnus is a genus of passerine birds in the starling family, historically including the European starling and several closely related species found across Eurasia and surrounding regions.
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Pinzón
Pinzón is a Spanish-language surname borne by various notable figures in Latin American history, politics, and culture.
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E.
Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris, commonly known as the Eurasian red squirrel, is a small tree-dwelling rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognized for its reddish fur and bushy tail.
- 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: Spinus tristis Target entity description: Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.
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A.
Spinus spinus
Spinus spinus, commonly known as the Eurasian siskin, is a small, yellow-green finch widespread across Europe and parts of Asia, noted for its agile flight and fondness for conifer seeds.
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B.
Spinus
Spinus is a genus of small, seed-eating finches in the family Fringillidae, which includes several brightly colored species found across the Americas and Eurasia.
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C.
Sturnus
Sturnus is a genus of passerine birds in the starling family, historically including the European starling and several closely related species found across Eurasia and surrounding regions.
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D.
Pinzón
Pinzón is a Spanish-language surname borne by various notable figures in Latin American history, politics, and culture.
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E.
Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris, commonly known as the Eurasian red squirrel, is a small tree-dwelling rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognized for its reddish fur and bushy tail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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finch ⓘ |
| association | closely associated with thistles and other composite plants ⓘ |
| billType | conical bill ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
northern United States
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southern Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late summer ⓘ |
| callType | flight call often rendered as po-ta-to-chip ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 4–6 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
American goldfinch
NERFINISHED
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eastern goldfinch NERFINISHED ⓘ wild canary ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
composite flower seeds
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seeds ⓘ sunflower seeds ⓘ thistle seeds ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale bluish white ⓘ |
| family | Fringillidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | often feeds in flocks ⓘ |
| genus | Spinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
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orchards ⓘ suburban gardens ⓘ weedy fields ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | short-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestLocation | shrubs ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
male black cap in breeding season
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male bright yellow breeding plumage ⓘ nonbreeding plumage olive-brown ⓘ |
| primaryColor | yellow ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males more brightly colored than females ⓘ |
| songType | warbling song ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| winterRange |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spinus tristis Description of subject: Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.