Nutting's seedeater
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Nutting's seedeater is a small, seed-eating Neotropical bird in the tanager family, found in Central America and known for its stout bill adapted to cracking tough seeds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nutting's seedeater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10087767 — 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: Nutting's seedeater Context triple: [Oryzoborus nuttingi, commonName, Nutting's seedeater]
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A.
Temminck’s seedeater
Temminck’s seedeater is a small Neotropical songbird in the tanager family, known for its seed-based diet and occurrence in open and semi-open habitats of South America.
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B.
Great-billed seed-finch
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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C.
Calamospiza melanocorys
Calamospiza melanocorys is the lark bunting, a medium-sized North American sparrow known for the male’s striking black-and-white breeding plumage and melodious song.
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D.
Bonin honeyeater
The Bonin honeyeater is a small, nectar-feeding songbird endemic to Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and known for its restricted island range and conservation concern.
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E.
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.
- 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: Nutting's seedeater Target entity description: Nutting's seedeater is a small, seed-eating Neotropical bird in the tanager family, found in Central America and known for its stout bill adapted to cracking tough seeds.
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A.
Temminck’s seedeater
Temminck’s seedeater is a small Neotropical songbird in the tanager family, known for its seed-based diet and occurrence in open and semi-open habitats of South America.
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B.
Great-billed seed-finch
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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C.
Calamospiza melanocorys
Calamospiza melanocorys is the lark bunting, a medium-sized North American sparrow known for the male’s striking black-and-white breeding plumage and melodious song.
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D.
Bonin honeyeater
The Bonin honeyeater is a small, nectar-feeding songbird endemic to Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and known for its restricted island range and conservation concern.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| beakFunction | seed husking ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm | Neotropical realm ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Neognathae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Passeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| billAdaptation | cracking tough seeds ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | Sporophila nuttingi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | seeds ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
ⓘ
seed predator ⓘ |
| family | Thraupidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | granivorous ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Sporophila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
open areas with grasses ⓘ scrub and edge habitats ⓘ |
| hasBillType | stout bill ⓘ |
| hasFeathers | true ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| hasWings | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
bipedal walking
ⓘ
flight ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Cleveland Nutting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFoodResource |
grass seeds
ⓘ
herb seeds ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| sensorySystem |
auditory
ⓘ
visual ⓘ |
| skeletonType | internal skeleton ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nutting's seedeater Description of subject: Nutting's seedeater is a small, seed-eating Neotropical bird in the tanager family, found in Central America and known for its stout bill adapted to cracking tough seeds.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.