little tern
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The little tern is a small migratory seabird known for its slender build, rapid flight, and preference for nesting on sandy or shingle beaches and coastal lagoons across Europe and Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| little tern canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12539391 — 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: little tern Context triple: [RSPB Minsmere, importantForSpecies, little tern]
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A.
least tern
The least tern is a small migratory seabird of North and Central America, known for its slender build, sharp black-and-white head pattern, and nesting on open sandy or gravelly riverbanks and coastal beaches.
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B.
black-bellied tern
The black-bellied tern is a medium-sized riverine tern of South Asia, now endangered due to habitat loss and declining river ecosystems.
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C.
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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D.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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E.
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.
- 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: little tern Target entity description: The little tern is a small migratory seabird known for its slender build, rapid flight, and preference for nesting on sandy or shingle beaches and coastal lagoons across Europe and Asia.
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A.
least tern
The least tern is a small migratory seabird of North and Central America, known for its slender build, sharp black-and-white head pattern, and nesting on open sandy or gravelly riverbanks and coastal beaches.
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B.
black-bellied tern
The black-bellied tern is a medium-sized riverine tern of South Asia, now endangered due to habitat loss and declining river ecosystems.
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C.
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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D.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.