Triple

T20696166
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pipilo E508663 entity
Predicate notableSpeciesCommonName P965 FINISHED
Object White-throated 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: White-throated Towhee | Statement: [Pipilo, notableSpeciesCommonName, White-throated 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: White-throated Towhee
Context triple: [Pipilo, notableSpeciesCommonName, White-throated Towhee]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Collared Towhee
    The Collared Towhee is a species of New World sparrow in the genus Pipilo, known for its distinctive dark head and chest band contrasting with a lighter body and its preference for brushy, montane habitats in Mexico and Central America.
  • D. Green-tailed Towhee
    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.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: White-throated Towhee
Target entity description: The White-throated Towhee is a medium-sized, ground-foraging New World sparrow known for its distinctive white throat and preference for brushy habitats in Mexico.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Collared Towhee
    The Collared Towhee is a species of New World sparrow in the genus Pipilo, known for its distinctive dark head and chest band contrasting with a lighter body and its preference for brushy, montane habitats in Mexico and Central America.
  • D. Green-tailed Towhee
    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.
  • E. 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.
  • 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.