Cotinga cayana
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Cotinga cayana, commonly known as the Spangled Cotinga, is a brightly colored Neotropical bird species renowned for the male’s vivid turquoise and purple plumage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotinga cayana canonical | 2 |
| Spangled Cotinga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7865449 — 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: Cotinga cayana Context triple: [Cotingidae, notableSpecies, Cotinga cayana]
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A.
Chirimachus
Chirimachus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of Electryon, king of Mycenae.
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B.
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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C.
Zapata wren
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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D.
Dacnis cayana
Dacnis cayana, commonly known as the blue dacnis, is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird renowned for the male’s vivid blue and black plumage.
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E.
Pharomachrus
Pharomachrus is a genus of brightly colored trogon birds native to the Neotropics, best known for including the iconic resplendent quetzal.
- 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: Cotinga cayana Target entity description: Cotinga cayana, commonly known as the Spangled Cotinga, is a brightly colored Neotropical bird species renowned for the male’s vivid turquoise and purple plumage.
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A.
Chirimachus
Chirimachus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of Electryon, king of Mycenae.
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B.
Mesitornis
Mesitornis is a genus of ground-dwelling birds endemic to Madagascar, belonging to the mesite family and known for their secretive behavior in forest and scrub habitats.
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C.
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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D.
Zapata wren
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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E.
Dacnis cayana
Dacnis cayana, commonly known as the blue dacnis, is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird renowned for the male’s vivid blue and black plumage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ species ⓘ |
| authority | (Linnaeus, 1766) ⓘ |
| binomialName | Cotinga cayana ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 18–20 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 60–80 g ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | arboreal nester ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Spangled Cotinga
ⓘ
linked to:
Cotinga cayana
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet | frugivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Neotropics
ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
|
| eats |
berries
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| family | Cotingidae ⓘ |
| femalePlumageColor |
brown
ⓘ
grayish ⓘ |
| femalePlumagePattern | scalloped ⓘ |
| genus | Cotinga ⓘ |
| geographicRange | northern Amazonian lowlands ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest canopy
ⓘ
lowland forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumageColor |
purple
ⓘ
turquoise ⓘ |
| malePlumagePattern | spangled ⓘ |
| matingSystem | likely polygynous ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Colombia ⓘ French Guiana ⓘ Guyana ⓘ South America ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ eastern Peru ⓘ northern Bolivia ⓘ |
| nestLocation | high in trees ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brightly colored male plumage
ⓘ
vivid turquoise and purple coloration ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization |
generally quiet
ⓘ
soft whistles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotinga cayana Description of subject: Cotinga cayana, commonly known as the Spangled Cotinga, is a brightly colored Neotropical bird species renowned for the male’s vivid turquoise and purple plumage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cotinga cayana