Eurasian avocet
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The Eurasian avocet is a striking black-and-white wading bird known for its long, upcurved bill and preference for shallow coastal wetlands and lagoons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eurasian avocet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12539387 — 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: Eurasian avocet Context triple: [RSPB Minsmere, importantForSpecies, Eurasian avocet]
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A.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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B.
Tadorna
Tadorna is a genus of large, colorful waterfowl commonly known as shelducks, found across Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia.
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C.
Caspian tern
The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Eurasian avocet Target entity description: The Eurasian avocet is a striking black-and-white wading bird known for its long, upcurved bill and preference for shallow coastal wetlands and lagoons.
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A.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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B.
Tadorna
Tadorna is a genus of large, colorful waterfowl commonly known as shelducks, found across Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia.
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C.
Caspian tern
The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.