white-winged wood duck
E162727
The white-winged wood duck is a large, rare and endangered forest duck native to northeastern India and Southeast Asia, known for its striking white wing patches and preference for secluded, swampy forest wetlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| white-winged wood duck canonical | 3 |
| white-winged duck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418563 — 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: white-winged wood duck Context triple: [Manas National Park, habitatFor, white-winged wood duck]
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A.
Mallard
Mallard is a famous British LNER Class A4 steam locomotive that holds the world speed record for steam traction, preserved today as a historic exhibit.
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B.
River Crake
The River Crake is a short river in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, flowing from Coniston Water southward to join the River Leven near Morecambe Bay.
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C.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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D.
Hawaiian goose
The Hawaiian goose, or nēnē, is a rare, medium-sized goose endemic to Hawaii and recognized as the state bird, known for its distinctive barred neck and adaptation to volcanic landscapes.
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E.
blue duck (whio)
The blue duck (whio) is a rare, torrent-dwelling duck endemic to New Zealand, known for inhabiting fast-flowing rivers in remote mountainous regions.
- 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-winged wood duck Target entity description: The white-winged wood duck is a large, rare and endangered forest duck native to northeastern India and Southeast Asia, known for its striking white wing patches and preference for secluded, swampy forest wetlands.
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A.
Mallard
Mallard is a famous British LNER Class A4 steam locomotive that holds the world speed record for steam traction, preserved today as a historic exhibit.
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B.
River Crake
The River Crake is a short river in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, flowing from Coniston Water southward to join the River Leven near Morecambe Bay.
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C.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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D.
Hawaiian goose
The Hawaiian goose, or nēnē, is a rare, medium-sized goose endemic to Hawaii and recognized as the state bird, known for its distinctive barred neck and adaptation to volcanic landscapes.
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E.
Ardeotis
Ardeotis is a genus of large terrestrial birds in the bustard family, found in open grassland and semi-arid habitats across parts of Africa and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal species
ⓘ
bird ⓘ duck ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Asarcornis scutulata
ⓘ
linked to:
Asarcornis
|
| bodySize | large duck ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
hollows in large forest trees
ⓘ
tree cavities near water ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
white-winged duck
ⓘ
linked to:
white-winged wood duck
white-winged wood duck ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ seeds and plant material ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | fragmented ⓘ |
| ecoregionPreference | tropical and subtropical forests ⓘ |
| family | Anatidae ⓘ |
| genus | Asarcornis ⓘ |
| habitat |
secluded forest pools
ⓘ
slow-moving forest streams ⓘ swampy forest wetlands ⓘ |
| historicallyNativeTo |
northeastern India
ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast India
|
| IUCNRedListCategory | EN ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
Cambodia ⓘ Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
northeastern India ⓘ |
| order | Anseriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageCharacteristic |
dark body plumage
ⓘ
striking white wing patches ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Asarcornis scutulata
ⓘ
linked to:
Asarcornis
|
| species |
Asarcornis scutulata
ⓘ
linked to:
Asarcornis
|
| synonym | Cairina scutulata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
drainage of wetlands ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| typicalSocialStructure |
pairs
ⓘ
small family groups ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: white-winged wood duck Description of subject: The white-winged wood duck is a large, rare and endangered forest duck native to northeastern India and Southeast Asia, known for its striking white wing patches and preference for secluded, swampy forest wetlands.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.