bar-tailed godwit
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The bar-tailed godwit is a long-distance migratory shorebird known for record-breaking nonstop flights between Arctic breeding grounds and southern non-breeding coasts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| bar-tailed godwit canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11616792 — 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: bar-tailed godwit Context triple: [Roebuck Bay, supportsSpecies, bar-tailed godwit]
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A.
marbled godwit
The marbled godwit is a large, long-legged North American shorebird known for its long slightly upturned bill, mottled brown plumage, and use of coastal wetlands and mudflats during migration and winter.
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B.
Kentish plover
The Kentish plover is a small, pale shorebird of sandy coasts and salt flats, known for its quick, darting movements and widespread breeding across Eurasia and North Africa.
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C.
Himantopus
Himantopus is a genus of long-legged wading birds commonly known as stilts, found in wetlands worldwide and recognized for their slender bodies and striking black-and-white plumage.
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D.
sharp-tailed sandpiper
The sharp-tailed sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic Siberia and winters in Australasia, frequenting coastal wetlands and mudflats.
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E.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
- 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: bar-tailed godwit Target entity description: The bar-tailed godwit is a long-distance migratory shorebird known for record-breaking nonstop flights between Arctic breeding grounds and southern non-breeding coasts.
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A.
marbled godwit
The marbled godwit is a large, long-legged North American shorebird known for its long slightly upturned bill, mottled brown plumage, and use of coastal wetlands and mudflats during migration and winter.
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B.
Kentish plover
The Kentish plover is a small, pale shorebird of sandy coasts and salt flats, known for its quick, darting movements and widespread breeding across Eurasia and North Africa.
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C.
Himantopus
Himantopus is a genus of long-legged wading birds commonly known as stilts, found in wetlands worldwide and recognized for their slender bodies and striking black-and-white plumage.
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D.
sharp-tailed sandpiper
The sharp-tailed sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic Siberia and winters in Australasia, frequenting coastal wetlands and mudflats.
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E.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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migratory bird ⓘ shorebird ⓘ wader ⓘ |
| billShape | slightly upturned bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Limosa lapponica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | Arctic tundra ⓘ |
| breedingPlumage | rich rufous underparts in males ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Russia ⓘ northern Scandinavia ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | dependent on intertidal stopover sites ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
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insects ⓘ molluscs ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle | strong direct flight ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | probes in soft sediments with long bill ⓘ |
| genus | Limosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal mudflats
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estuaries ⓘ sandy shores ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions
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winters on temperate and tropical coasts of the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
coasts of Australia
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coasts of New Zealand ⓘ coasts of South Asia ⓘ coasts of the Middle East ⓘ coasts of western Africa ⓘ coasts of western Europe ⓘ |
| notableBehavior | undertakes record-breaking nonstop flights ⓘ |
| notableFlight | nonstop trans-Pacific migration ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
barred tail
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mottled brown upperparts ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females larger than males ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat | loss of coastal wetlands along migration routes ⓘ |
| usesFlyway |
East Asian–Australasian Flyway
NERFINISHED
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West African–Eurasian flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: bar-tailed godwit Description of subject: The bar-tailed godwit is a long-distance migratory shorebird known for record-breaking nonstop flights between Arctic breeding grounds and southern non-breeding coasts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.