lesser yellowlegs
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The lesser yellowlegs is a medium-sized North American shorebird known for its long bright yellow legs, slender bill, and use of coastal wetlands and mudflats during migration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| lesser yellowlegs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20282475 — 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: lesser yellowlegs Context triple: [Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, importantForSpecies, lesser yellowlegs]
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A.
Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus is a medium-sized migratory shorebird, known as the red knot, famous for its long-distance Arctic-to-temperate migrations and reliance on coastal stopover sites rich in shellfish.
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B.
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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C.
sharp-tailed sandpiper
The sharp-tailed sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic Siberia and winters in Australasia, frequenting coastal wetlands and mudflats.
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D.
hooded plover
The hooded plover is a small, vulnerable shorebird native to southern Australia, known for nesting on open ocean beaches and coastal lagoons where it is highly sensitive to human disturbance.
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E.
lesser white-fronted goose
The lesser white-fronted goose is a small migratory goose species of the Northern Hemisphere, notable for its distinctive white facial blaze and conservation concern due to declining populations.
- 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: lesser yellowlegs Target entity description: The lesser yellowlegs is a medium-sized North American shorebird known for its long bright yellow legs, slender bill, and use of coastal wetlands and mudflats during migration.
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A.
Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus is a medium-sized migratory shorebird, known as the red knot, famous for its long-distance Arctic-to-temperate migrations and reliance on coastal stopover sites rich in shellfish.
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B.
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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C.
sharp-tailed sandpiper
The sharp-tailed sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic Siberia and winters in Australasia, frequenting coastal wetlands and mudflats.
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D.
hooded plover
The hooded plover is a small, vulnerable shorebird native to southern Australia, known for nesting on open ocean beaches and coastal lagoons where it is highly sensitive to human disturbance.
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E.
lesser white-fronted goose
The lesser white-fronted goose is a small migratory goose species of the Northern Hemisphere, notable for its distinctive white facial blaze and conservation concern due to declining populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.