Saddle-billed stork
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The saddle-billed stork is a large, striking African wading bird known for its long red-and-black bill with a yellow “saddle” shield and its impressive stature in wetlands and floodplains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| saddle-billed stork | 2 |
| Saddle-billed stork canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6456318 — 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: Saddle-billed stork Context triple: [Stork, notableSpecies, Saddle-billed stork]
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A.
Marabou stork
The Marabou stork is a large African wading bird known for its bald head, massive bill, and scavenging habits often seen around carcasses and human refuse.
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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.
Goliath heron
The Goliath heron is the world’s largest heron species, a towering wading bird of African wetlands known for its massive size, chestnut plumage, and solitary hunting behavior.
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D.
Black stork
The Black stork is a large, shy wading bird known for its striking black-and-white plumage with iridescent sheen, long red legs and bill, and preference for remote wetlands and forests across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.
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E.
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.
- 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: Saddle-billed stork Target entity description: The saddle-billed stork is a large, striking African wading bird known for its long red-and-black bill with a yellow “saddle” shield and its impressive stature in wetlands and floodplains.
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A.
Marabou stork
The Marabou stork is a large African wading bird known for its bald head, massive bill, and scavenging habits often seen around carcasses and human refuse.
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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.
Goliath heron
The Goliath heron is the world’s largest heron species, a towering wading bird of African wetlands known for its massive size, chestnut plumage, and solitary hunting behavior.
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D.
Black stork
The Black stork is a large, shy wading bird known for its striking black-and-white plumage with iridescent sheen, long red legs and bill, and preference for remote wetlands and forests across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| avoids | dense human settlements ⓘ |
| billColor | red and black with yellow saddle ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 2 to 3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
saddle-billed stork
ⓘ
linked to:
Saddle-billed stork
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ frogs ⓘ insects ⓘ small reptiles ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
large size among African wading birds
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very long legs ⓘ yellow frontal shield or saddle on bill ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
central Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Africa
eastern Africa ⓘ
linked to:
East Africa
southern Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Africa
|
| family | Ciconiidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | wading in shallow water ⓘ |
| femaleIrisColor | yellow ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring and gliding with outstretched neck ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | stalking prey in shallow water ⓘ |
| genus | Ephippiorhynchus ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
lakeshores ⓘ marshes ⓘ river margins ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.4 to 1.5 meters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maleIrisColor | brown ⓘ |
| movementPattern | generally resident with local movements ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| nestingSite | large stick nests in tall trees ⓘ |
| order | Ciconiiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | contrasting black and white body ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat degradation
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wetland drainage ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 2.4 to 2.7 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saddle-billed stork Description of subject: The saddle-billed stork is a large, striking African wading bird known for its long red-and-black bill with a yellow “saddle” shield and its impressive stature in wetlands and floodplains.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saddle-billed stork
linked to: Saddle-billed stork