Sumba boobook
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The Sumba boobook is a small, nocturnal owl species found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sumba boobook canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1384903 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sumba boobook Context triple: [Sumba, hasEndemicSpecies, Sumba boobook]
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A.
Umbundu
Umbundu is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in central and southern Angola, especially by the Ovimbundu people.
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B.
Ranu Kumbolo
Ranu Kumbolo is a scenic high-altitude lake in East Java, Indonesia, popular as a rest and camping spot for hikers on the route to Mount Semeru.
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C.
Binga
Binga is a town and district in northwestern Zimbabwe known for its location on the southern shores of Lake Kariba and its association with the Tonga people.
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D.
Mwerlap
Mwerlap is an Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Merelava and neighboring areas in northern Vanuatu.
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E.
Sakubva
Sakubva is a high-density residential suburb of Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe, known as one of the city’s oldest and most populous townships.
- 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: Sumba boobook Target entity description: The Sumba boobook is a small, nocturnal owl species found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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A.
Umbundu
Umbundu is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in central and southern Angola, especially by the Ovimbundu people.
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B.
Ranu Kumbolo
Ranu Kumbolo is a scenic high-altitude lake in East Java, Indonesia, popular as a rest and camping spot for hikers on the route to Mount Semeru.
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C.
Binga
Binga is a town and district in northwestern Zimbabwe known for its location on the southern shores of Lake Kariba and its association with the Tonga people.
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D.
Mwerlap
Mwerlap is an Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Merelava and neighboring areas in northern Vanuatu.
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E.
Sakubva
Sakubva is a high-density residential suburb of Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe, known as one of the city’s oldest and most populous townships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
owl ⓘ species ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Ninox
ⓘ
Strigidae ⓘ |
| canFly | true ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Sumba boobook
ⓘ
Sumba hawk-owl ⓘ
linked to:
Sumba boobook owl
|
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Sumba ⓘ |
| family | Strigidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Ernst Hartert ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| foundInBiome |
tropical dry forest
ⓘ
tropical moist forest ⓘ |
| genus | Ninox ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| hasFeathers | true ⓘ |
| hasWings | true ⓘ |
| isEndemicBirdOf |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Wallacea ⓘ |
| isNocturnalRaptor | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Indonesian island of Sumba ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Sumba ⓘ |
| order | Strigiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small owl ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Ninox rudolfi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ninox
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sumba boobook Description of subject: The Sumba boobook is a small, nocturnal owl species found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.