Zapata sparrow
E407798
The Zapata sparrow is a rare, range-restricted songbird native to Cuba, known for its isolated populations in specialized wetland and coastal habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zapata sparrow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4010638 — 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 sparrow Context triple: [Ciénaga de Zapata, hasEndemicSpecies, Zapata sparrow]
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A.
Zapata wren
The Zapata wren is a rare, range-restricted songbird found only in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, known for its secretive behavior and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
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B.
Cassin’s Sparrow
Cassin’s Sparrow is a small, streaky brown songbird of arid grasslands in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its skylarking display flights and subtle plumage.
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C.
Cactus wren
The cactus wren is a large, boldly marked wren native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, known for nesting in cacti and its distinctive harsh, chattering song.
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D.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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E.
Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as warbling finches, typically found in South American shrublands and forest edges.
- 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 sparrow Target entity description: The Zapata sparrow is a rare, range-restricted songbird native to Cuba, known for its isolated populations in specialized wetland and coastal habitats.
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A.
Zapata wren
The Zapata wren is a rare, range-restricted songbird found only in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, known for its secretive behavior and conservation concern due to habitat loss.
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B.
Cassin’s Sparrow
Cassin’s Sparrow is a small, streaky brown songbird of arid grasslands in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its skylarking display flights and subtle plumage.
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C.
Cactus wren
The cactus wren is a large, boldly marked wren native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, known for nesting in cacti and its distinctive harsh, chattering song.
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D.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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E.
Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as warbling finches, typically found in South American shrublands and forest edges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ songbird ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Torreornis
ⓘ
surface form:
Torreornis inexpectata
|
| breedingHabitat | dense marsh vegetation ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | Zapata sparrow self-link ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| describedBy | Barbour ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| distributionPattern | disjunct populations ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| family | Passerellidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Cayo Coco
ⓘ
Guantánamo Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo region
Ciénaga de Zapata ⓘ
surface form:
Zapata Swamp
|
| genus | Torreornis ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal scrub
ⓘ
freshwater marshes ⓘ mangroves ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasSubspecies |
Torreornis
ⓘ
surface form:
Torreornis inexpectata inexpectata
Torreornis ⓘ
surface form:
Torreornis inexpectata sigmani
Torreornis ⓘ
surface form:
Torreornis inexpectata varonai
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ciénaga de Zapata
ⓘ
surface form:
Zapata Swamp
|
| nativeTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | rare ⓘ |
| rangeCharacteristic | range-restricted ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
coastal development
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ wetland drainage ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | song ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1927 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zapata sparrow Description of subject: The Zapata sparrow is a rare, range-restricted songbird native to Cuba, known for its isolated populations in specialized wetland and coastal habitats.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.