Triple

T7297142
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject American goldfinch E164552 entity
Predicate binomialName P569 FINISHED
Object Spinus tristis
Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.
 E656919 NE FINISHED

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: Spinus tristis | Statement: [American goldfinch, binomialName, Spinus tristis]

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: Spinus tristis
Context triple: [American goldfinch, binomialName, Spinus tristis]
  • A. Spinus spinus
    Spinus spinus, commonly known as the Eurasian siskin, is a small, yellow-green finch widespread across Europe and parts of Asia, noted for its agile flight and fondness for conifer seeds.
  • B. Spinus
    Spinus is a genus of small, seed-eating finches in the family Fringillidae, which includes several brightly colored species found across the Americas and Eurasia.
  • C. Sturnus
    Sturnus is a genus of passerine birds in the starling family, historically including the European starling and several closely related species found across Eurasia and surrounding regions.
  • D. Pinzón
    Pinzón is a Spanish-language surname borne by various notable figures in Latin American history, politics, and culture.
  • E. Sciurus vulgaris
    Sciurus vulgaris, commonly known as the Eurasian red squirrel, is a small tree-dwelling rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognized for its reddish fur and bushy tail.
  • 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: Spinus tristis
Target entity description: Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.
  • A. Spinus spinus
    Spinus spinus, commonly known as the Eurasian siskin, is a small, yellow-green finch widespread across Europe and parts of Asia, noted for its agile flight and fondness for conifer seeds.
  • B. Spinus
    Spinus is a genus of small, seed-eating finches in the family Fringillidae, which includes several brightly colored species found across the Americas and Eurasia.
  • C. Sturnus
    Sturnus is a genus of passerine birds in the starling family, historically including the European starling and several closely related species found across Eurasia and surrounding regions.
  • D. Pinzón
    Pinzón is a Spanish-language surname borne by various notable figures in Latin American history, politics, and culture.
  • E. Sciurus vulgaris
    Sciurus vulgaris, commonly known as the Eurasian red squirrel, is a small tree-dwelling rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognized for its reddish fur and bushy tail.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Spinus tristis
Triple: [American goldfinch, binomialName, Spinus tristis]
Generated description
Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c6887a499881909dd23341399c59d8 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6eb8e48d48190ada4d507f3b61bc4 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c7eee330e08190b39bdf3f5071cace ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c7f053d2108190a0f5e3b1a3516171 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c7efb136b48190b4cdda758503916d nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3 p.m.