Steller's jay
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Steller's jay is a striking North American corvid known for its deep blue body, dark crest, and loud, varied calls, commonly found in coniferous forests of western North America.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steller's jay canonical | 5 |
| Steller’s jay | 2 |
| Cyanocitta stelleri | 1 |
| including Steller’s jay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T602578 — 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: Steller's jay Context triple: [British Columbia, hasOfficialBird, Steller's jay]
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A.
Mountain bluebird
The Mountain bluebird is a small, bright sky-blue thrush native to western North America, often found in open habitats such as meadows and prairies.
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B.
Northern cardinal
The Northern cardinal is a striking North American songbird known for the male’s bright red plumage, distinctive crest, and clear whistling songs.
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C.
Brown thrasher
The Brown thrasher is a medium-sized North American songbird known for its rich, varied vocalizations and striking rufous-brown plumage with heavily streaked underparts.
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D.
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a striking North American songbird known for its extremely long, forked tail and graceful aerial insect-hunting displays.
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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: Steller's jay Target entity description: Steller's jay is a striking North American corvid known for its deep blue body, dark crest, and loud, varied calls, commonly found in coniferous forests of western North America.
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A.
Mountain bluebird
The Mountain bluebird is a small, bright sky-blue thrush native to western North America, often found in open habitats such as meadows and prairies.
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B.
Northern cardinal
The Northern cardinal is a striking North American songbird known for the male’s bright red plumage, distinctive crest, and clear whistling songs.
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C.
Brown thrasher
The Brown thrasher is a medium-sized North American songbird known for its rich, varied vocalizations and striking rufous-brown plumage with heavily streaked underparts.
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D.
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a striking North American songbird known for its extremely long, forked tail and graceful aerial insect-hunting displays.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
corvid ⓘ species ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Steller's jay
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyanocitta stelleri
|
| bodyColor | deep blue ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | blue jay ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–6 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Steller's jay self-link ⓘ |
| crestColor | dark ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
berries
ⓘ
eggs of other birds ⓘ insects ⓘ nuts ⓘ seeds ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| eggColor | greenish-blue with brown spots ⓘ |
| family | Corvidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | opportunistic ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mexico ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Western Canada ⓘ
surface form:
western Canada
|
| genus | Cyanocitta ⓘ |
| habitat |
coniferous forests
ⓘ
mixed forests ⓘ montane forests ⓘ |
| hasCrest | yes ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 10 years ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
mostly resident
ⓘ
some altitudinal movements ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georg Wilhelm Steller ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
western North America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | tree branches ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificDescriptionYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often found in pairs or small groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization |
loud calls
ⓘ
varied calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steller's jay Description of subject: Steller's jay is a striking North American corvid known for its deep blue body, dark crest, and loud, varied calls, commonly found in coniferous forests of western North America.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cyanocitta stelleri
this entity surface form:
Steller’s jay
this entity surface form:
Steller’s jay
this entity surface form:
including Steller’s jay