Triple

T20696162
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pipilo E508663 entity
Predicate notableSpeciesCommonName P965 FINISHED
Object Eastern Towhee — NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Eastern Towhee | Statement: [Pipilo, notableSpeciesCommonName, Eastern Towhee]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Eastern Towhee
Context triple: [Pipilo, notableSpeciesCommonName, Eastern Towhee]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Lincoln's sparrow
    Lincoln's sparrow is a small, shy North American songbird known for its finely streaked breast, buffy facial markings, and preference for dense wetland and shrubby habitats.
  • C. Brown thrasher
    The Brown thrasher is a medium-sized North American songbird known for its rich, varied vocalizations and striking rufous-brown plumage with heavily streaked underparts.
  • D. Cassin’s Finch
    Cassin’s Finch is a small North American songbird in the finch family, noted for the adult male’s rosy-red plumage and melodious warbling song.
  • E. Hermit thrush
    The Hermit thrush is a North American songbird renowned for its clear, flute-like song and widespread forest habitat.
  • 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: Eastern Towhee
Target entity description: The Eastern Towhee is a large, striking North American sparrow known for its bold black, white, and rufous plumage and its distinctive “drink-your-tea” song.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Lincoln's sparrow
    Lincoln's sparrow is a small, shy North American songbird known for its finely streaked breast, buffy facial markings, and preference for dense wetland and shrubby habitats.
  • C. Brown thrasher
    The Brown thrasher is a medium-sized North American songbird known for its rich, varied vocalizations and striking rufous-brown plumage with heavily streaked underparts.
  • D. Cassin’s Finch
    Cassin’s Finch is a small North American songbird in the finch family, noted for the adult male’s rosy-red plumage and melodious warbling song.
  • E. Hermit thrush
    The Hermit thrush is a North American songbird renowned for its clear, flute-like song and widespread forest habitat.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0b4c2b2a481909e31e9cb8f81ab55 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6c1123d7c81908a1d16923437266d ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:10 p.m.