black-nest swiftlet
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The black-nest swiftlet is a small Southeast Asian bird known for building edible nests of dark saliva on cave walls, which are harvested for bird’s nest soup.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| white-nest swiftlet | 2 |
| black-nest swiftlet canonical | 1 |
| edible-nest swiftlet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19471339 — 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: black-nest swiftlet Context triple: [Gomantong Caves, hasSpecies, black-nest swiftlet]
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A.
Kopeka (Atiu swiftlet)
Kopeka, or the Atiu swiftlet, is a small cave-dwelling bird endemic to the Cook Islands, notable for using echolocation to navigate in the dark.
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B.
Buru green pigeon
The Buru green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species found only on the Indonesian island of Buru, where it inhabits forested habitats.
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C.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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D.
Pitohui
Pitohui is a genus of brightly colored New Guinean birds known for containing some of the few scientifically recognized poisonous bird species.
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E.
Sumba flycatcher
The Sumba flycatcher is a bird species of flycatcher found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where it inhabits forested habitats and is considered endemic and conservation-sensitive.
- 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: black-nest swiftlet Target entity description: The black-nest swiftlet is a small Southeast Asian bird known for building edible nests of dark saliva on cave walls, which are harvested for bird’s nest soup.
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A.
Kopeka (Atiu swiftlet)
Kopeka, or the Atiu swiftlet, is a small cave-dwelling bird endemic to the Cook Islands, notable for using echolocation to navigate in the dark.
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B.
Buru green pigeon
The Buru green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species found only on the Indonesian island of Buru, where it inhabits forested habitats.
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C.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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D.
Pitohui
Pitohui is a genus of brightly colored New Guinean birds known for containing some of the few scientifically recognized poisonous bird species.
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E.
Sumba flycatcher
The Sumba flycatcher is a bird species of flycatcher found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where it inhabits forested habitats and is considered endemic and conservation-sensitive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: black-nest swiftlet
linked to: black-nest swiftlet
linked to: black-nest swiftlet