Horsfield's bronze cuckoo
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Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small, metallic-green parasitic cuckoo species native to Australia and nearby regions, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horsfield's bronze cuckoo canonical | 2 |
| Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584140 — 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: Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Context triple: [Thomas Horsfield, hasEponym, Horsfield's bronze cuckoo]
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A.
Sumba hornbill
The Sumba hornbill is a large, distinctive hornbill species native only to Indonesia’s Sumba Island, known for its prominent bill and role in the island’s forest ecosystem.
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B.
White-throated kingfisher
The White-throated kingfisher is a brightly colored tree kingfisher native to Asia, known for its vivid blue wings, chestnut head, and distinctive white throat and breast.
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C.
Sumba buttonquail
The Sumba buttonquail is a small, ground-dwelling bird species of buttonquail found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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D.
Emerald dove
The emerald dove is a small, vividly green-plumaged pigeon species found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, known for its iridescent wings and quiet, ground-dwelling habits in forested areas.
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E.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
- 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: Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Target entity description: Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small, metallic-green parasitic cuckoo species native to Australia and nearby regions, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
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A.
Sumba hornbill
The Sumba hornbill is a large, distinctive hornbill species native only to Indonesia’s Sumba Island, known for its prominent bill and role in the island’s forest ecosystem.
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B.
White-throated kingfisher
The White-throated kingfisher is a brightly colored tree kingfisher native to Asia, known for its vivid blue wings, chestnut head, and distinctive white throat and breast.
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C.
Sumba buttonquail
The Sumba buttonquail is a small, ground-dwelling bird species of buttonquail found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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D.
Emerald dove
The emerald dove is a small, vividly green-plumaged pigeon species found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, known for its iridescent wings and quiet, ground-dwelling habits in forested areas.
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E.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
brood parasite ⓘ cuckoo ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| billType | slender bill ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Chrysococcyx basalis
ⓘ
linked to:
Chrysococcyx
|
| bodyLength | approximately 16 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 17 g ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
south-eastern Australia
ⓘ
south-western Australia ⓘ southern Australia ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Horsfield bronze-cuckoo
ⓘ
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo ⓘ |
| diet |
caterpillars
ⓘ
insects ⓘ other arthropods ⓘ |
| eggMimicry | true ⓘ |
| eyeStripe | dark eye-stripe ⓘ |
| family | Cuculidae ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
low trees
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| genus | Chrysococcyx ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland with scattered trees
ⓘ
mallee ⓘ open woodland ⓘ scrub ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| laysEggsInNestsOf |
chats
ⓘ
fairy-wrens ⓘ other small passerines ⓘ thornbills ⓘ |
| migrationDestination |
New Guinea
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ Timor ⓘ eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| order | Cuculiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
metallic green upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts with dark barring ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | obligate brood parasitism ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | weak ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched repeated whistle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Description of subject: Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small, metallic-green parasitic cuckoo species native to Australia and nearby regions, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.