marbled godwit
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The marbled godwit is a large, long-legged North American shorebird known for its long slightly upturned bill, mottled brown plumage, and use of coastal wetlands and mudflats during migration and winter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| marbled godwit canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4657586 — 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: marbled godwit Context triple: [Elkhorn Slough, hasSpecies, marbled godwit]
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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.
red-necked phalarope
The red-necked phalarope is a small, migratory wader known for its distinctive reddish neck in breeding plumage and unusual behavior of females being more brightly colored and males incubating the eggs.
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C.
western sandpiper
The western sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird of North America that breeds in Arctic tundra and undertakes long-distance journeys along the Pacific coast to its wintering grounds.
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D.
Branta ruficollis
Branta ruficollis, commonly known as the red-breasted goose, is a strikingly colored, small Arctic-breeding goose species native to Siberia and wintering mainly around the Black Sea.
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E.
red knot
The red knot is a medium-sized migratory shorebird known for its long-distance Arctic-to-coastline migrations and reliance on coastal stopover sites rich in invertebrate prey.
- 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: marbled godwit Target entity description: The marbled godwit is a large, long-legged North American shorebird known for its long slightly upturned bill, mottled brown plumage, and use of coastal wetlands and mudflats during migration and winter.
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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.
red-necked phalarope
The red-necked phalarope is a small, migratory wader known for its distinctive reddish neck in breeding plumage and unusual behavior of females being more brightly colored and males incubating the eggs.
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C.
western sandpiper
The western sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird of North America that breeds in Arctic tundra and undertakes long-distance journeys along the Pacific coast to its wintering grounds.
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D.
Branta ruficollis
Branta ruficollis, commonly known as the red-breasted goose, is a strikingly colored, small Arctic-breeding goose species native to Siberia and wintering mainly around the Black Sea.
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E.
red knot
The red knot is a medium-sized migratory shorebird known for its long-distance Arctic-to-coastline migrations and reliance on coastal stopover sites rich in invertebrate prey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
shorebird ⓘ wader ⓘ |
| billShape | long slightly upturned bill ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Limosa fedoa
ⓘ
linked to:
Limosa
|
| bodySize | large for a shorebird ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | native prairie grasslands with wetlands ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Canadian Prairies
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Plains
U.S. northern Great Plains ⓘ northern Great Plains ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually four eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | marbled godwit ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
insects ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ marine worms ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae ⓘ |
| flightPattern | strong direct flight with steady wingbeats ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | probes in soft mud with bill ⓘ |
| genus | Limosa ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal mudflats
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ prairie wetlands ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | long bluish-gray legs ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
cinnamon-buff underparts
ⓘ
mottled brown upperparts ⓘ |
| range |
North American coasts in nonbreeding season
ⓘ
interior North America in breeding season ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females larger and longer-billed than males ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
coastal habitat disturbance
ⓘ
degradation of breeding wetlands ⓘ wetland habitat loss ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud yelping calls ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Atlantic coast of the United States
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Gulf of Mexico coast ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf of Mexico coastline
Pacific coast of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: marbled godwit Description of subject: The marbled godwit is a large, long-legged North American shorebird known for its long slightly upturned bill, mottled brown plumage, and use of coastal wetlands and mudflats during migration and winter.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.