eastern curlew
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The eastern curlew is a large migratory shorebird of the Asia–Pacific region, notable for its extremely long down-curved bill and its status as a threatened species dependent on coastal wetlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| eastern curlew canonical | 2 |
| Far Eastern curlew | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11616794 — 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: eastern curlew Context triple: [Roebuck Bay, supportsSpecies, eastern curlew]
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A.
curlew sandpiper
The curlew sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird known for its long down-curved bill and long-distance journeys between Arctic breeding grounds and coastal wetlands in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
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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.
hooded crane
The hooded crane is a medium-sized migratory crane species native to East Asia, known for its distinctive white head and neck contrasting with a dark gray body and for breeding in remote wetlands and steppes.
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D.
bar-tailed godwit
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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E.
Siberian crane
The Siberian crane is a critically endangered, long-distance migratory crane species known for its striking white plumage and reliance on East Asian wetlands for wintering.
- 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: eastern curlew Target entity description: The eastern curlew is a large migratory shorebird of the Asia–Pacific region, notable for its extremely long down-curved bill and its status as a threatened species dependent on coastal wetlands.
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A.
curlew sandpiper
The curlew sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird known for its long down-curved bill and long-distance journeys between Arctic breeding grounds and coastal wetlands in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
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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.
hooded crane
The hooded crane is a medium-sized migratory crane species native to East Asia, known for its distinctive white head and neck contrasting with a dark gray body and for breeding in remote wetlands and steppes.
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D.
bar-tailed godwit
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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E.
Siberian crane
The Siberian crane is a critically endangered, long-distance migratory crane species known for its striking white plumage and reliance on East Asian wetlands for wintering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ shorebird ⓘ species ⓘ |
| billShape | long down-curved bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Numenius madagascariensis ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Russia
ⓘ
northeastern Asia ⓘ northern China ⓘ
linked to:
North China
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 3–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Far Eastern curlew
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern curlew
eastern curlew ⓘ |
| conservationConcernRegion |
Asia–Pacific
ⓘ
linked to:
Asia-Pacific
|
| dependsOn |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
intertidal mudflats ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Linnaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Linnaeus
|
| describedInYear | 1766 ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
marine worms ⓘ molluscs ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | probes mud with bill ⓘ |
| genus | Numenius ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal mudflats
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ saltmarshes ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratesTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| migratoryFlyway | East Asian–Australasian Flyway ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership
ⓘ
linked to:
East Asian–Australasian Flyway
|
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| notableFor | extremely long down-curved bill ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| plumage |
mottled brown upperparts
ⓘ
streaked underparts ⓘ |
| protectedBy | international migratory bird agreements ⓘ |
| relativeSize | largest migratory shorebird in the world ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal development
ⓘ
disturbance at roost sites ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ pollution ⓘ wetland reclamation ⓘ |
| threatStatus | threatened species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: eastern curlew Description of subject: The eastern curlew is a large migratory shorebird of the Asia–Pacific region, notable for its extremely long down-curved bill and its status as a threatened species dependent on coastal wetlands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: eastern curlew