Indian skimmer
E229057
The Indian skimmer is a distinctive, endangered waterbird of South Asia known for its long, laterally compressed lower bill used to skim the water’s surface for fish.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian skimmer canonical | 6 |
| Indian Skimmer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2051426 — 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: Indian skimmer Context triple: [Chambal River, supportsSpecies, Indian skimmer]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
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D.
Bengal florican
The Bengal florican is a critically endangered bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, known for the male’s dramatic breeding displays in tall grassland habitats.
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E.
Osprey
The osprey is a large fish-eating bird of prey, often called the sea hawk, known for its distinctive dark eye stripe and dramatic dives into water to catch fish.
- 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: Indian skimmer Target entity description: The Indian skimmer is a distinctive, endangered waterbird of South Asia known for its long, laterally compressed lower bill used to skim the water’s surface for fish.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
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D.
Bengal florican
The Bengal florican is a critically endangered bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, known for the male’s dramatic breeding displays in tall grassland habitats.
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E.
Osprey
The osprey is a large fish-eating bird of prey, often called the sea hawk, known for its distinctive dark eye stripe and dramatic dives into water to catch fish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
endangered species ⓘ skimmer ⓘ waterbird ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal forager ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Rynchops albicollis
ⓘ
linked to:
Rynchops
|
| breedingHabitat | sandbanks on large rivers ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Indian skimmer ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
fish ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
black upperparts
ⓘ
bright orange-red bill ⓘ laterally compressed lower bill ⓘ long lower mandible ⓘ white collar ⓘ white underparts ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Brahmaputra River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmaputra
Ganges River system ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges
Indus River system ⓘ
linked to:
Indus River basin
|
| family | Laridae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | skimming ⓘ |
| genus | Rynchops ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ large rivers ⓘ riverine sandbars ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategory | EN ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior |
local migrant
ⓘ
seasonal movements along rivers ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
India ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
disturbance at nesting sites
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ pollution ⓘ river regulation ⓘ sand mining ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indian skimmer Description of subject: The Indian skimmer is a distinctive, endangered waterbird of South Asia known for its long, laterally compressed lower bill used to skim the water’s surface for fish.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.