red-necked phalarope
E140059
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| red-necked phalarope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1214058 — 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: red-necked phalarope Context triple: [Fetlar, notableSpecies, red-necked phalarope]
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A.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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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.
California gull
The California gull is a medium-sized North American gull species best known for its historic role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah from a devastating insect infestation.
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D.
River Crake
The River Crake is a short river in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, flowing from Coniston Water southward to join the River Leven near Morecambe Bay.
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E.
Ammospiza maritima
Ammospiza maritima is a small North American sparrow species known as the seaside sparrow, typically found in coastal salt marsh 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: red-necked phalarope Target entity description: 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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A.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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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.
California gull
The California gull is a medium-sized North American gull species best known for its historic role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah from a devastating insect infestation.
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D.
River Crake
The River Crake is a short river in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, flowing from Coniston Water southward to join the River Leven near Morecambe Bay.
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E.
Ammospiza maritima
Ammospiza maritima is a small North American sparrow species known as the seaside sparrow, typically found in coastal salt marsh habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
phalarope ⓘ wader ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Phalaropus
ⓘ
surface form:
Phalaropus lobatus
|
| bodyLength | about 18 cm ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageFeature |
dark head
ⓘ
reddish neck ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Arctic tundra
ⓘ
subarctic regions ⓘ |
| breedingSite | shallow tundra pools ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
northern phalarope
ⓘ
red-necked phalarope ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
vulnerable to climate change impacts on Arctic habitats
ⓘ
vulnerable to marine pollution on wintering grounds ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
insects ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| eggColor | olive to brown with dark spots ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
picks small prey from water surface
ⓘ
spins in circles on water surface ⓘ |
| genus | Phalaropus ⓘ |
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
open sea ⓘ shallow freshwater pools ⓘ tundra wetlands ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| matingSystem | polyandrous ⓘ |
| migrationBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| migrationRoute | Arctic breeding grounds to tropical oceans ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingPlumageFeature | mostly grey and white ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
subtropical oceans
ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
males care for young
ⓘ
males incubate eggs ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females more brightly colored than males ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| weight | about 30 g ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 34 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: red-necked phalarope Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.