white-necked rockfowl
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The white-necked rockfowl is a distinctive, long-legged African bird known for its bare, brightly colored head, preference for rocky forest habitats, and elusive behavior in the Guinean forests of West Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| white-necked rockfowl canonical | 2 |
| white-necked picathartes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4242159 — 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-necked rockfowl Context triple: [Guinean forests of West Africa, containsSpecies, white-necked rockfowl]
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A.
Congo peafowl
The Congo peafowl is a rare, ground-dwelling bird endemic to the lowland rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and notable as the only peafowl species native to Africa.
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B.
dusky scrubfowl
The dusky scrubfowl is a species of megapode bird known for its mound-building nesting behavior in forested and coastal habitats of eastern Indonesia and nearby regions.
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C.
Haemorhous cassinii
Haemorhous cassinii, commonly known as Cassin's finch, is a small North American songbird characterized by its rosy-red plumage in males and its preference for coniferous forest habitats in western mountainous regions.
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D.
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.
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E.
Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
- 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-necked rockfowl Target entity description: The white-necked rockfowl is a distinctive, long-legged African bird known for its bare, brightly colored head, preference for rocky forest habitats, and elusive behavior in the Guinean forests of West Africa.
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A.
Congo peafowl
The Congo peafowl is a rare, ground-dwelling bird endemic to the lowland rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and notable as the only peafowl species native to Africa.
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B.
dusky scrubfowl
The dusky scrubfowl is a species of megapode bird known for its mound-building nesting behavior in forested and coastal habitats of eastern Indonesia and nearby regions.
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C.
Haemorhous cassinii
Haemorhous cassinii, commonly known as Cassin's finch, is a small North American songbird characterized by its rosy-red plumage in males and its preference for coniferous forest habitats in western mountainous regions.
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D.
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.
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E.
Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
chordate ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior | shy and elusive ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Picathartes gymnocephalus
ⓘ
linked to:
Picathartes
|
| bodyLength | approximately 33–38 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 200–250 g ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
white-necked picathartes
ⓘ
linked to:
white-necked rockfowl
white-necked rockfowl ⓘ yellow-headed picathartes ⓘ |
| conservationThreat |
forest fragmentation
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habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance at nesting sites ⓘ hunting in some areas ⓘ |
| describedBy | Louis Fraser ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Picathartidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | ground foraging ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | forest floor ⓘ |
| genus | Picathartes ⓘ |
| habitat |
gallery forests
ⓘ
granite outcrops and inselbergs ⓘ humid lowland forests ⓘ rocky forested areas ⓘ |
| headColor | bright yellow head ⓘ |
| headDescription | bare skin on head ⓘ |
| headMarkings | black patches on head ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legDescription | long legs ⓘ |
| microhabitat | rocky overhangs and caves ⓘ |
| movementPattern | generally sedentary ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Côte d’Ivoire
ⓘ
linked to:
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Guinean forests of West Africa ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| nestSite |
cave walls
ⓘ
rock faces ⓘ |
| nestType | mud cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
mostly grey
ⓘ
white neck ⓘ |
| rangeFragmentation | highly fragmented distribution ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often seen in pairs or small groups ⓘ |
| tailDescription | short tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tourismValue | sought-after species for birdwatchers ⓘ |
| vocalization | series of whistles and chattering calls ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1842 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: white-necked rockfowl Description of subject: The white-necked rockfowl is a distinctive, long-legged African bird known for its bare, brightly colored head, preference for rocky forest habitats, and elusive behavior in the Guinean forests of West Africa.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: white-necked rockfowl