Great-billed seed-finch
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The Great-billed seed-finch (Oryzoborus maximiliani) is a robust Neotropical songbird known for its large, powerful bill adapted for cracking hard seeds and its association with grassland and savanna habitats in South America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great-billed seed-finch canonical | 1 |
| Large-billed seed-finch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8898289 — 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: Great-billed seed-finch Context triple: [Oryzoborus maximiliani, commonName, Great-billed seed-finch]
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Lesser seed-finch
The Lesser seed-finch (Oryzoborus angolensis) is a small Neotropical songbird in the tanager family, known for its thick bill adapted to cracking seeds and its presence in grasslands and shrubby habitats.
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B.
Geospiza scandens
Geospiza scandens is a species of Darwin’s finch from the Galápagos Islands, notable for its cactus-specialist diet and role in studies of rapid evolution and natural selection.
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C.
Vidua finches
Vidua finches are a group of brood-parasitic African songbirds that lay their eggs in the nests of other finch species, leaving the hosts to raise their young.
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D.
woodpecker finch
The woodpecker finch is a species of Darwin’s finch from the Galápagos Islands known for its unique habit of using twigs or cactus spines as tools to extract insects from tree bark.
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E.
Zapata sparrow
The Zapata sparrow is a rare, range-restricted songbird native to Cuba, known for its isolated populations in specialized wetland and coastal 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: Great-billed seed-finch Target entity description: The Great-billed seed-finch (Oryzoborus maximiliani) is a robust Neotropical songbird known for its large, powerful bill adapted for cracking hard seeds and its association with grassland and savanna habitats in South America.
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A.
Lesser seed-finch
The Lesser seed-finch (Oryzoborus angolensis) is a small Neotropical songbird in the tanager family, known for its thick bill adapted to cracking seeds and its presence in grasslands and shrubby habitats.
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B.
Geospiza scandens
Geospiza scandens is a species of Darwin’s finch from the Galápagos Islands, notable for its cactus-specialist diet and role in studies of rapid evolution and natural selection.
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C.
Vidua finches
Vidua finches are a group of brood-parasitic African songbirds that lay their eggs in the nests of other finch species, leaving the hosts to raise their young.
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D.
woodpecker finch
The woodpecker finch is a species of Darwin’s finch from the Galápagos Islands known for its unique habit of using twigs or cactus spines as tools to extract insects from tree bark.
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E.
Zapata sparrow
The Zapata sparrow is a rare, range-restricted songbird native to Cuba, known for its isolated populations in specialized wetland and coastal habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| billAdaptation | cracking hard seeds ⓘ |
| binomialName | Oryzoborus maximiliani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyTemperatureRegulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
grassland near water
ⓘ
savanna near wetlands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| developmentalMode | oviparous with parental care ⓘ |
| diet | seeds ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
ⓘ
seed predator ⓘ |
| family | Thraupidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingSpecialization | hard-seed specialist ⓘ |
| foundInBiome | Neotropical ⓘ |
| genus | Oryzoborus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | central South America ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ wet grassland ⓘ |
| hasBeak | true ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Great-billed seed finch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great-billed seed-finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeathers | true ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
large bill
ⓘ
powerful bill ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasWings | true ⓘ |
| is | robust finch-like passerine ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | perching ⓘ |
| mobility | flying ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Oryzoborus maximiliani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility |
auditory
ⓘ
visual ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony skeleton ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | primary consumer ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | song ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great-billed seed-finch Description of subject: The Great-billed seed-finch (Oryzoborus maximiliani) is a robust Neotropical songbird known for its large, powerful bill adapted for cracking hard seeds and its association with grassland and savanna habitats in South America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Large-billed seed-finch