double-crested cormorant
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The double-crested cormorant is a large, dark waterbird native to North America, known for its hooked bill, orange facial skin, and habit of diving underwater to catch fish.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| double-crested cormorant canonical | 2 |
| double-crested cormorants | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19576206 — 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: double-crested cormorant Context triple: [Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, hasSpecies, double-crested cormorant]
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Cape cormorant
The Cape cormorant is a medium-sized, dark-plumaged seabird native to the southwestern African coast, where it breeds in large coastal colonies and feeds mainly on small schooling fish.
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B.
Brandt's cormorant
Brandt's cormorant is a large, dark-bodied marine bird of the Pacific coast of North America, known for its bright blue throat patch during breeding season and its habit of nesting in dense colonies on offshore rocks and islands.
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C.
Guanay cormorant
The Guanay cormorant is a South American seabird known for forming vast breeding colonies along the Pacific coast and historically being a major producer of guano.
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D.
Megaceryle alcyon
Megaceryle alcyon, commonly known as the belted kingfisher, is a stocky, crested waterside bird of North America recognized for its loud rattling call and dramatic plunge-diving for fish.
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E.
Dalmatian pelican
The Dalmatian pelican is one of the world’s largest freshwater birds, known for its massive wingspan, curly nape feathers, and preference for wetlands and shallow lakes across southeastern Europe and Asia.
- 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: double-crested cormorant Target entity description: The double-crested cormorant is a large, dark waterbird native to North America, known for its hooked bill, orange facial skin, and habit of diving underwater to catch fish.
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A.
Cape cormorant
The Cape cormorant is a medium-sized, dark-plumaged seabird native to the southwestern African coast, where it breeds in large coastal colonies and feeds mainly on small schooling fish.
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B.
Brandt's cormorant
Brandt's cormorant is a large, dark-bodied marine bird of the Pacific coast of North America, known for its bright blue throat patch during breeding season and its habit of nesting in dense colonies on offshore rocks and islands.
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C.
Guanay cormorant
The Guanay cormorant is a South American seabird known for forming vast breeding colonies along the Pacific coast and historically being a major producer of guano.
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D.
Megaceryle alcyon
Megaceryle alcyon, commonly known as the belted kingfisher, is a stocky, crested waterside bird of North America recognized for its loud rattling call and dramatic plunge-diving for fish.
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E.
Dalmatian pelican
The Dalmatian pelican is one of the world’s largest freshwater birds, known for its massive wingspan, curly nape feathers, and preference for wetlands and shallow lakes across southeastern Europe and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.