Gallinago
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Gallinago is a genus of medium-sized, long-billed wading birds commonly known as snipes, found in wetlands and marshy habitats worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gallinago canonical | 1 |
| Gallinago hardwickii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10891916 — 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: Gallinago Context triple: [Latham’s snipe, genus, Gallinago]
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A.
Curruca
Curruca is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as typical warblers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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B.
Charadrii
Charadrii is a suborder of shorebirds that includes plovers, oystercatchers, and related wading species typically found in coastal and wetland habitats.
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C.
Loxigilla
Loxigilla is a genus of Caribbean seed-eating birds in the tanager family, known commonly as bullfinches.
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D.
Charadrius
Charadrius is a genus of small to medium-sized plovers, shorebirds commonly found along coasts and wetlands worldwide.
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E.
Psaltriparus
Psaltriparus is a genus of small passerine birds commonly known as bushtits, found primarily in North and Central America.
- 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: Gallinago Target entity description: Gallinago is a genus of medium-sized, long-billed wading birds commonly known as snipes, found in wetlands and marshy habitats worldwide.
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A.
Curruca
Curruca is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as typical warblers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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B.
Charadrii
Charadrii is a suborder of shorebirds that includes plovers, oystercatchers, and related wading species typically found in coastal and wetland habitats.
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C.
Loxigilla
Loxigilla is a genus of Caribbean seed-eating birds in the tanager family, known commonly as bullfinches.
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D.
Charadrius
Charadrius is a genus of small to medium-sized plovers, shorebirds commonly found along coasts and wetlands worldwide.
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E.
Psaltriparus
Psaltriparus is a genus of small passerine birds commonly known as bushtits, found primarily in North and Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | snipes ⓘ |
| describedAs | medium-sized wading birds ⓘ |
| diet |
insect larvae
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ small crustaceans ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Oceania ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| eggClutchSize | typically 3–4 eggs ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | probing in soft mud ⓘ |
| foragingTime |
often crepuscular
ⓘ
often nocturnal ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
camouflaged patterning
ⓘ
cryptic plumage ⓘ long bill ⓘ strongly striped head ⓘ well-developed flight muscles ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | some species are threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Gallinago andina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallinago australis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago delicata NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago gallinago NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago hardwickii NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago imperialis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago jamesoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago macrodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago magellanica NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago media NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago megala NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago nemoricola NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago nigripennis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago paraguaiae ⓘ Gallinago paraguiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago stenura NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago stricklandii NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallinago undulata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior |
many species are migratory
ⓘ
some species are resident ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
cryptic behavior
ⓘ
erratic zigzag flight when flushed ⓘ freezing when threatened ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Scolopacidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
ground nester
ⓘ
nests in dense vegetation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Gallinago gallinago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
bogs
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marshes ⓘ swamps ⓘ wet meadows ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| typicalSound | drumming or bleating display sounds in some species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gallinago Description of subject: Gallinago is a genus of medium-sized, long-billed wading birds commonly known as snipes, found in wetlands and marshy habitats worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gallinago hardwickii