blue-black grassquit
E764941
The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small, seed-eating Neotropical bird known for the male’s glossy dark plumage and distinctive jumping display during courtship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| blue black grassquit | 1 |
| blue-black grassquit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8898208 — 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: blue-black grassquit Context triple: [Volatinia jacarina, commonName, blue-black grassquit]
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A.
Turdus maculirostris
Turdus maculirostris is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as a medium-sized songbird found in parts of South America.
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B.
Passerina ciris
Passerina ciris, commonly known as the painted bunting, is a small North American songbird celebrated for the male’s strikingly vivid blue, green, and red plumage.
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C.
Turdus lherminieri
Turdus lherminieri is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as the Forest Thrush, native to the Caribbean and noted for its distinctive spotted plumage and melodious song.
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D.
Turdus nigriceps
Turdus nigriceps is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as the black-headed thrush and found in montane forests of parts of South America.
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E.
Turdus fuscater
Turdus fuscater, commonly known as the great thrush, is a large South American thrush species found mainly in Andean forests and highland habitats.
- 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: blue-black grassquit Target entity description: The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small, seed-eating Neotropical bird known for the male’s glossy dark plumage and distinctive jumping display during courtship.
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A.
Turdus maculirostris
Turdus maculirostris is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as a medium-sized songbird found in parts of South America.
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B.
Passerina ciris
Passerina ciris, commonly known as the painted bunting, is a small North American songbird celebrated for the male’s strikingly vivid blue, green, and red plumage.
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C.
Turdus lherminieri
Turdus lherminieri is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as the Forest Thrush, native to the Caribbean and noted for its distinctive spotted plumage and melodious song.
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D.
Turdus nigriceps
Turdus nigriceps is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as the black-headed thrush and found in montane forests of parts of South America.
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E.
Turdus fuscater
Turdus fuscater, commonly known as the great thrush, is a large South American thrush species found mainly in Andean forests and highland habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ species ⓘ |
| authority | (Linnaeus, 1766) ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 10 cm ⓘ |
| billType | conical seed-eating bill ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
blue-black grassquit
ⓘ
jacarini finch ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| courtshipDisplay |
jumping display
ⓘ
rapid vertical jumps from perch ⓘ |
| diet |
seeds
ⓘ
small insects ⓘ |
| eggColor | whitish with brown spots ⓘ |
| family | Thraupidae ⓘ |
| femalePlumage | brownish ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
ground
ⓘ
low vegetation ⓘ |
| genus |
Volatinia
ⓘ
linked to:
Volatinia jacarina
|
| habitat |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
disturbed areas ⓘ open grasslands ⓘ roadsides ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumage | glossy blue-black ⓘ |
| migration | mostly resident ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Caribbean islands ⓘ Central America ⓘ Neotropics ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
Paraguay ⓘ South America ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ northern Argentina ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ |
| nestLocation | low shrubs or grasses ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificName | Volatinia jacarina ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often found in small groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| urbanTolerance | tolerant of human-modified habitats ⓘ |
| vocalization | simple song ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: blue-black grassquit Description of subject: The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small, seed-eating Neotropical bird known for the male’s glossy dark plumage and distinctive jumping display during courtship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: blue-black grassquit