Lord Howe Island currawong
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The Lord Howe Island currawong is a large, intelligent, and predominantly black passerine bird in the family Artamidae, restricted to Australia’s remote Lord Howe Island and noted for its omnivorous diet and strong, melodious calls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Howe Island currawong canonical | 2 |
| Lord Howe currawong | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2016811 — 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: Lord Howe Island currawong Context triple: [Lord Howe Island, hasEndemicSpecies, Lord Howe Island currawong]
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A.
Kookaburra
Kookaburra is a well-known Australian sports equipment brand, particularly famous for manufacturing high-quality cricket balls used in international competitions.
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B.
New Zealand kaka
The New Zealand kaka is a large, forest-dwelling parrot native to New Zealand, known for its strong curved bill, raucous calls, and important ecological role as a nectar and seed disperser.
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C.
southern cassowary
The southern cassowary is a large, flightless, helmeted bird native to the tropical rainforests of northeastern Australia and New Guinea, known for its striking blue and black plumage and powerful, potentially dangerous legs.
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D.
Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is an Australian sporting mascot character based on the native red-tailed black cockatoo, created to represent Australian wildlife and culture at major events.
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E.
Christmas Island frigatebird
The Christmas Island frigatebird is a large, critically endangered seabird species of frigatebird found only on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
- 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: Lord Howe Island currawong Target entity description: The Lord Howe Island currawong is a large, intelligent, and predominantly black passerine bird in the family Artamidae, restricted to Australia’s remote Lord Howe Island and noted for its omnivorous diet and strong, melodious calls.
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A.
Kookaburra
Kookaburra is a well-known Australian sports equipment brand, particularly famous for manufacturing high-quality cricket balls used in international competitions.
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B.
New Zealand kaka
The New Zealand kaka is a large, forest-dwelling parrot native to New Zealand, known for its strong curved bill, raucous calls, and important ecological role as a nectar and seed disperser.
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C.
southern cassowary
The southern cassowary is a large, flightless, helmeted bird native to the tropical rainforests of northeastern Australia and New Guinea, known for its striking blue and black plumage and powerful, potentially dangerous legs.
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D.
Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is an Australian sporting mascot character based on the native red-tailed black cockatoo, created to represent Australian wildlife and culture at major events.
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E.
Christmas Island frigatebird
The Christmas Island frigatebird is a large, critically endangered seabird species of frigatebird found only on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
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endemic species ⓘ island endemic bird ⓘ passerine ⓘ |
| behavior |
omnivorous foraging
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opportunistic feeding ⓘ territorial ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| breedingSite | trees ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | small clutch of eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Lord Howe Island currawong
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Lord Howe currawong ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Howe Island currawong
|
| conservationStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | restricted to Lord Howe Island ⓘ |
| eats |
carrion
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fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Lord Howe Island ⓘ |
| eyeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| family | Artamidae ⓘ |
| genus | Strepera ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
settled areas on Lord Howe Island ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| mobility | capable of flight ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Lord Howe Island group
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Howe Island
|
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| notedFor |
intelligence
ⓘ
strong melodious calls ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Pied currawong ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | predominantly black ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexually reproducing ⓘ |
| size | large for a passerine ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ |
| vocalization |
loud calls
ⓘ
musical whistles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Howe Island currawong Description of subject: The Lord Howe Island currawong is a large, intelligent, and predominantly black passerine bird in the family Artamidae, restricted to Australia’s remote Lord Howe Island and noted for its omnivorous diet and strong, melodious calls.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lord Howe Island currawong