Eared grebe
E186951
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black-necked grebe | 1 |
| Eared grebe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1641341 — 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: Eared grebe Context triple: [Mono Basin, supportsSpecies, Eared grebe]
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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.
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.
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D.
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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E.
northern gannet
The northern gannet is a large seabird of the North Atlantic known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for 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: Eared grebe Target entity description: The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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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.
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.
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D.
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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E.
northern gannet
The northern gannet is a large seabird of the North Atlantic known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for fish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
grebe ⓘ waterbird ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| billShape | slender ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Podiceps
ⓘ
surface form:
Podiceps nigricollis
|
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| breedingFeature | golden ear tufts ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageColor |
black neck
ⓘ
rufous flanks ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Eared grebe
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Black-necked grebe
Eared grebe ⓘ |
| courtshipBehavior | elaborate courtship displays ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Louis Pierre Vieillot
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Vieillot
|
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ insects ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| eyeColor | red ⓘ |
| family | Podicipedidae ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | diving ⓘ |
| genus | Podiceps ⓘ |
| habitat |
alkaline lakes
ⓘ
saline lakes ⓘ shallow freshwater wetlands ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nestSite | vegetation in shallow water ⓘ |
| nestType | floating nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingPlumageColor |
gray upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
Africa
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ coastal North America ⓘ southern Asia ⓘ |
| notableStopoverSite |
Great Salt Lake
ⓘ
Mono Lake ⓘ |
| order | Podicipediformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both parents care for young ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | dark ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Podiceps
ⓘ
surface form:
Podiceps nigricollis
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usesDuringMigration | saline lakes ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1817 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eared grebe Description of subject: The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Black-necked grebe