New Zealand dotterel
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The New Zealand dotterel is a threatened shorebird endemic to New Zealand, known for its sandy-brown plumage and nesting on coastal beaches and estuaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Zealand dotterel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12541846 — 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: New Zealand dotterel Context triple: [Firth of Thames, supportsSpecies, New Zealand dotterel]
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A.
Chatham Island oystercatcher
The Chatham Island oystercatcher is a rare, black-and-white shorebird found only on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, known for its striking red bill and conservation-dependent status.
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B.
New Zealand fairy tern
The New Zealand fairy tern is a critically endangered, small coastal seabird endemic to New Zealand, known as the country’s rarest breeding bird.
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C.
Chatham Island tomtit
The Chatham Island tomtit is a small insectivorous songbird endemic to New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, notable for its role in conservation as a foster parent species in the recovery of critically endangered birds.
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D.
Gough bunting
The Gough bunting is a critically endangered small passerine bird endemic to Gough Island in the South Atlantic, known for its restricted range and vulnerability to introduced predators.
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E.
South Island rock wren
The South Island rock wren is a small, ground-dwelling New Zealand wren endemic to alpine areas of the South Island and known for its near-flightless, hopping behavior among rocky 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: New Zealand dotterel Target entity description: The New Zealand dotterel is a threatened shorebird endemic to New Zealand, known for its sandy-brown plumage and nesting on coastal beaches and estuaries.
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A.
Chatham Island oystercatcher
The Chatham Island oystercatcher is a rare, black-and-white shorebird found only on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, known for its striking red bill and conservation-dependent status.
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B.
New Zealand fairy tern
The New Zealand fairy tern is a critically endangered, small coastal seabird endemic to New Zealand, known as the country’s rarest breeding bird.
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C.
Chatham Island tomtit
The Chatham Island tomtit is a small insectivorous songbird endemic to New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, notable for its role in conservation as a foster parent species in the recovery of critically endangered birds.
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D.
Gough bunting
The Gough bunting is a critically endangered small passerine bird endemic to Gough Island in the South Atlantic, known for its restricted range and vulnerability to introduced predators.
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E.
South Island rock wren
The South Island rock wren is a small, ground-dwelling New Zealand wren endemic to alpine areas of the South Island and known for its near-flightless, hopping behavior among rocky habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.