Kori bustard
E333600
The Kori bustard is one of the world’s heaviest flying birds, a large terrestrial species native to African savannas and grasslands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kori bustard canonical | 1 |
| kori bustard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3182807 — 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: Kori bustard Context triple: [Kidepo Valley National Park, notableBirdSpecies, Kori bustard]
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A.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
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B.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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C.
Verreaux's eagle
Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
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D.
Sarcogyps calvus
Sarcogyps calvus, commonly known as the red-headed vulture or Asian king vulture, is a large, critically endangered scavenging bird native to the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
great Indian bustard
The great Indian bustard is a large, critically endangered ground-dwelling bird native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its tall stature, heavy build, and grassland habitat.
- 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: Kori bustard Target entity description: The Kori bustard is one of the world’s heaviest flying birds, a large terrestrial species native to African savannas and grasslands.
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A.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
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B.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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C.
Verreaux's eagle
Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
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D.
Sarcogyps calvus
Sarcogyps calvus, commonly known as the red-headed vulture or Asian king vulture, is a large, critically endangered scavenging bird native to the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
great Indian bustard
The great Indian bustard is a large, critically endangered ground-dwelling bird native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its tall stature, heavy build, and grassland habitat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
bustard ⓘ terrestrial bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageFemaleWeight | 3 to 7 kilograms ⓘ |
| averageLength | approximately 105 to 128 centimeters ⓘ |
| averageMaleWeight | 7 to 18 kilograms ⓘ |
| behavior |
ground-dwelling
ⓘ
reluctant to fly ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Ardeotis kori
ⓘ
linked to:
Ardeotis
|
| breedingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 1 or 2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Kori bustard ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| displayBehavior | elaborate male courtship display ⓘ |
| eats |
berries
ⓘ
insects ⓘ plant material ⓘ seeds ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| family |
Otididae
ⓘ
linked to:
Otidiformes
|
| flightAbility | capable of flight but mainly terrestrial ⓘ |
| genus | Ardeotis ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
eastern Africa ⓘ
linked to:
East Africa
southern Africa ⓘ |
| nestType | ground scrape ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the heaviest flying birds ⓘ |
| order | Otidiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeCountries |
Botswana
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males much larger than females ⓘ |
| socialStructure | usually solitary or in small groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
collisions with power lines
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kori bustard Description of subject: The Kori bustard is one of the world’s heaviest flying birds, a large terrestrial species native to African savannas and grasslands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.