Triple

T8914000
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tersina viridis E212251 entity
Predicate commonName P570 FINISHED
Object swallow tanager
The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird known for its vivid blue and green plumage and swallow-like silhouette in flight.
 E765574 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: swallow tanager | Statement: [Tersina viridis, commonName, swallow tanager]

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: swallow tanager
Context triple: [Tersina viridis, commonName, swallow tanager]
  • A. Selasphorus rufus
    Selasphorus rufus, commonly known as the rufous hummingbird, is a small, migratory North American hummingbird species noted for its brilliant orange plumage and remarkable long-distance flights.
  • B. Passerina cyanea
    Passerina cyanea, commonly known as the indigo bunting, is a small North American songbird famed for the brilliant blue plumage of breeding males and its melodic song.
  • C. Sunbird
    Sunbird is the athletic mascot representing Fresno Pacific University’s sports teams.
  • D. Sunbird
    "Sunbird" is a fantasy short story by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and metafiction as members of an epicurean club pursue the legendary, possibly immortal bird of the title.
  • E. Turdus lherminieri
    Turdus lherminieri is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as the Forest Thrush, native to the Caribbean and noted for its distinctive spotted plumage and melodious song.
  • 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: swallow tanager
Target entity description: The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird known for its vivid blue and green plumage and swallow-like silhouette in flight.
  • A. Selasphorus rufus
    Selasphorus rufus, commonly known as the rufous hummingbird, is a small, migratory North American hummingbird species noted for its brilliant orange plumage and remarkable long-distance flights.
  • B. Passerina cyanea
    Passerina cyanea, commonly known as the indigo bunting, is a small North American songbird famed for the brilliant blue plumage of breeding males and its melodic song.
  • C. Sunbird
    Sunbird is the athletic mascot representing Fresno Pacific University’s sports teams.
  • D. Sunbird
    "Sunbird" is a fantasy short story by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and metafiction as members of an epicurean club pursue the legendary, possibly immortal bird of the title.
  • E. Turdus lherminieri
    Turdus lherminieri is a species of thrush in the genus Turdus, known as the Forest Thrush, native to the Caribbean and noted for its distinctive spotted plumage and melodious song.
  • 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: swallow tanager
Triple: [Tersina viridis, commonName, swallow tanager]
Generated description
The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird known for its vivid blue and green plumage and swallow-like silhouette in flight.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca8393b1808190bd4336787ffa2c40 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc65276b788190ab76372d0d871fef ner completed
NED1 batch_69cfba4102e881908441669e14e5c491 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cfbb6235148190850865a734d55a6c ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cfbacea9408190a38f14817437c382 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:56 p.m.