Sternula nereis
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Sternula nereis is a small coastal tern species found in Australasia, including New Zealand and Australia, known for its pale plumage and association with sandy and estuarine shorelines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sterna striata | 1 |
| Sternula nereis canonical | 1 |
| Sternula nereis davisae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18036214 — 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: Sternula nereis Context triple: [New Zealand fairy tern, parentTaxon, Sternula nereis]
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A.
Sterna
Sterna is a genus of seabirds in the tern family that includes species such as the Arctic tern, known for their graceful flight and long-distance migrations.
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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.
Calidris mauri
Calidris mauri is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic North America and winters along the coasts of the Americas.
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D.
Salpornis
Salpornis is a small genus of treecreeper-like passerine birds found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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E.
Tadorna
Tadorna is a genus of large, colorful waterfowl commonly known as shelducks, found across Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia.
- 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: Sternula nereis Target entity description: Sternula nereis is a small coastal tern species found in Australasia, including New Zealand and Australia, known for its pale plumage and association with sandy and estuarine shorelines.
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A.
Sterna
Sterna is a genus of seabirds in the tern family that includes species such as the Arctic tern, known for their graceful flight and long-distance migrations.
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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.
Calidris mauri
Calidris mauri is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic North America and winters along the coasts of the Americas.
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D.
Salpornis
Salpornis is a small genus of treecreeper-like passerine birds found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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E.
Tadorna
Tadorna is a genus of large, colorful waterfowl commonly known as shelducks, found across Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sternula nereis
linked to: Sternula nereis