Zapata rail
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The Zapata rail is a rare, elusive rail species of marsh bird found only in Cuba’s Ciénaga de Zapata wetlands and considered one of the country’s most threatened endemic birds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zapata rail canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4010637 — 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: Zapata rail Context triple: [Ciénaga de Zapata, hasEndemicSpecies, Zapata rail]
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A.
Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway
The Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway is a famous Ecuadorian mountain train route renowned for its dramatic switchbacks along steep cliffs and panoramic Andean views.
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B.
Rio Loco
Rio Loco is a whitewater river rapids ride at SeaWorld San Antonio known for its turbulent currents, splashing waves, and family-friendly thrills.
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C.
Puente de Hierro
Puente de Hierro is a historic iron bridge spanning the Almendares River in Havana, Cuba, known for its distinctive metal structure and role in the city’s transportation network.
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D.
Chepe railway
The Chepe railway is a scenic passenger train route in northern Mexico that traverses the dramatic landscapes and deep gorges of the Copper Canyon.
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E.
Santanoni wagon road
The Santanoni wagon road is a historic carriage route in New York’s Adirondack Mountains that once provided access to the Great Camp Santanoni estate.
- 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: Zapata rail Target entity description: The Zapata rail is a rare, elusive rail species of marsh bird found only in Cuba’s Ciénaga de Zapata wetlands and considered one of the country’s most threatened endemic birds.
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A.
Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway
The Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway is a famous Ecuadorian mountain train route renowned for its dramatic switchbacks along steep cliffs and panoramic Andean views.
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B.
Rio Loco
Rio Loco is a whitewater river rapids ride at SeaWorld San Antonio known for its turbulent currents, splashing waves, and family-friendly thrills.
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C.
Puente de Hierro
Puente de Hierro is a historic iron bridge spanning the Almendares River in Havana, Cuba, known for its distinctive metal structure and role in the city’s transportation network.
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D.
Chepe railway
The Chepe railway is a scenic passenger train route in northern Mexico that traverses the dramatic landscapes and deep gorges of the Copper Canyon.
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E.
Santanoni wagon road
The Santanoni wagon road is a historic carriage route in New York’s Adirondack Mountains that once provided access to the Great Camp Santanoni estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ rail ⓘ |
| activityPattern | crepuscular ⓘ |
| behavior |
elusive
ⓘ
secretive ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Cyanolimnas
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyanolimnas cerverai
|
| breedingHabitat | dense marsh vegetation ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | Zapata rail self-link ⓘ |
| conservationPriority | one of Cuba’s most threatened endemic birds ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| describedBy | Ferrer Pareja ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
ⓘ
small aquatic animals ⓘ |
| distribution | highly restricted ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Ciénaga de Zapata
ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ |
| family | Rallidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Ciénaga de Zapata wetlands
ⓘ
Ciénaga de Zapata ⓘ
surface form:
Zapata Swamp
|
| genus | Cyanolimnas ⓘ |
| habitat |
dense sawgrass marsh
ⓘ
freshwater marshes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| movement |
poor flier
ⓘ
reluctant to fly ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ciénaga de Zapata ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Cuba ⓘ |
| nestLocation | ground or low vegetation in marshes ⓘ |
| observationFrequency | very low ⓘ |
| order | Gruiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
brownish
ⓘ
dark ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| rarity | very rare ⓘ |
| surveyDifficulty | difficult to detect ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
habitat loss
ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ wetland drainage ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud calls used for communication in dense marsh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zapata rail Description of subject: The Zapata rail is a rare, elusive rail species of marsh bird found only in Cuba’s Ciénaga de Zapata wetlands and considered one of the country’s most threatened endemic birds.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.