Triple

T20696164
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pipilo E508663 entity
Predicate notableSpeciesCommonName P965 FINISHED
Object Green-tailed 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: Green-tailed Towhee | Statement: [Pipilo, notableSpeciesCommonName, Green-tailed 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: Green-tailed Towhee
Context triple: [Pipilo, notableSpeciesCommonName, Green-tailed Towhee]
  • A. Spotted Towhee
    The Spotted Towhee is a striking North American sparrow known for its bold black, white, and rufous plumage and its loud, scratchy song often heard in shrubby habitats.
  • B. Eastern Towhee
    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.
  • C. 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.
  • 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. Turdus hauxwelli
    Turdus hauxwelli, commonly known as Hauxwell's thrush, is a South American forest-dwelling songbird in the thrush family Turdidae.
  • 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: Green-tailed Towhee
Target entity description: The Green-tailed Towhee is a small, ground-foraging New World sparrow known for its olive-green tail, rufous crown, and preference for shrubby habitats in the western United States and Mexico.
  • A. Spotted Towhee
    The Spotted Towhee is a striking North American sparrow known for its bold black, white, and rufous plumage and its loud, scratchy song often heard in shrubby habitats.
  • B. Eastern Towhee
    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.
  • C. 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.
  • 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. Turdus hauxwelli
    Turdus hauxwelli, commonly known as Hauxwell's thrush, is a South American forest-dwelling songbird in the thrush family Turdidae.
  • 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.