Jatinga
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Jatinga is a village in Assam, India, famously known for the mysterious seasonal phenomenon of birds appearing to commit mass suicide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jatinga canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7467697 — 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: Jatinga Context triple: [Dima Hasao district, hasTouristAttraction, Jatinga]
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A.
Jayrambati
Jayrambati is a village in West Bengal, India, best known as the birthplace and early home of Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna.
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B.
Bhailsa
Bhailsa is the former historical name of Vidisha, an ancient city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh known for its rich archaeological and cultural heritage.
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C.
Bhilala
The Bhilala are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily found in western Madhya Pradesh and known for their distinct cultural traditions and art.
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D.
Kathamala
Kathamala is a renowned Bengali literary work by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, known for its moral and educational stories aimed at children and young readers.
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E.
Bomdila
Bomdila is a hill town in northeastern India known for its Buddhist monasteries, scenic Himalayan views, and role as a cultural and administrative center in the region.
- 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: Jatinga Target entity description: Jatinga is a village in Assam, India, famously known for the mysterious seasonal phenomenon of birds appearing to commit mass suicide.
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A.
Jayrambati
Jayrambati is a village in West Bengal, India, best known as the birthplace and early home of Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna.
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B.
Bhailsa
Bhailsa is the former historical name of Vidisha, an ancient city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh known for its rich archaeological and cultural heritage.
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C.
Bhilala
The Bhilala are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily found in western Madhya Pradesh and known for their distinct cultural traditions and art.
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D.
Kathamala
Kathamala is a renowned Bengali literary work by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, known for its moral and educational stories aimed at children and young readers.
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E.
Bomdila
Bomdila is a hill town in northeastern India known for its Buddhist monasteries, scenic Himalayan views, and role as a cultural and administrative center in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Dima Hasao Autonomous Council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birdSeasonConditions |
foggy weather
ⓘ
low visibility ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| birdSeasonMonths |
October
ⓘ
September ⓘ sometimes August ⓘ |
| birdSpeciesAffected |
black bittern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
drongo species ⓘ kingfisher species ⓘ little egret NERFINISHED ⓘ pond heron ⓘ tiger bittern ⓘ warbler species ⓘ |
| connectedBy | road to Haflong ⓘ |
| conservationIssues |
killing of disoriented birds by locals
ⓘ
need for bird protection measures ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | Dima Hasao district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explanationsProposedForPhenomenon |
attraction to village lights
ⓘ
disorientation due to topography and weather ⓘ stress on birds during migration ⓘ |
| hasAltitude | approximately 600–700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subtropical high‑rainfall climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReputation | mysterious village of bird suicides ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
Indian national media
ⓘ
international media ⓘ |
| hasNearestMajorTown | Haflong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Jatinga railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
dark tourism
ⓘ
eco‑tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mysterious bird death phenomenon
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so‑called bird suicide phenomenon ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northeast India ⓘ |
| locatedOn | a ridge ⓘ |
| phenomenonCharacteristics |
birds become disoriented by lights
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birds collide with structures ⓘ birds fall to the ground ⓘ |
| phenomenonInvolves | migratory birds ⓘ |
| phenomenonInvolves | nocturnal birds ⓘ |
| phenomenonOccursAtTimeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| phenomenonOccursDuring |
late monsoon months
ⓘ
monsoon season ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Lumding–Silchar line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Barail range area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Assam ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
environmental scientists
ⓘ
ornithologists ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Jatinga Description of subject: Jatinga is a village in Assam, India, famously known for the mysterious seasonal phenomenon of birds appearing to commit mass suicide.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dima Hasao district