Wilson's bird-of-paradise
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Wilson's bird-of-paradise is a vividly colored, sexually dimorphic bird native to Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands, renowned for the male’s elaborate courtship displays and striking plumage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilson's bird-of-paradise canonical | 3 |
| Wilson’s bird-of-paradise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6654210 — 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: Wilson's bird-of-paradise Context triple: [birds-of-paradise, notableSpecies, Wilson's bird-of-paradise]
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A.
orange-bellied parrot
The orange-bellied parrot is a small, critically endangered migratory parrot native to southern Australia, known for its bright green plumage and distinctive orange belly.
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B.
Kadavu musk parrot
The Kadavu musk parrot is a brightly colored, musk-scented parrot species native to the Fijian island of Kadavu and known for its distinctive green and red plumage.
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C.
Sisserou parrot
The Sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon, is a rare and endangered parrot species endemic to Dominica and a national symbol featured on the country’s flag.
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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.
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.
- 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: Wilson's bird-of-paradise Target entity description: Wilson's bird-of-paradise is a vividly colored, sexually dimorphic bird native to Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands, renowned for the male’s elaborate courtship displays and striking plumage.
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A.
orange-bellied parrot
The orange-bellied parrot is a small, critically endangered migratory parrot native to southern Australia, known for its bright green plumage and distinctive orange belly.
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B.
Kadavu musk parrot
The Kadavu musk parrot is a brightly colored, musk-scented parrot species native to the Fijian island of Kadavu and known for its distinctive green and red plumage.
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C.
Sisserou parrot
The Sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon, is a rare and endangered parrot species endemic to Dominica and a national symbol featured on the country’s flag.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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bird-of-paradise ⓘ passerine ⓘ |
| binomialName | Cicinnurus respublica ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 16 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | Wilson's bird-of-paradise ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| courtshipBehavior |
elaborate display on cleared display court
ⓘ
male cleans display area of leaves and debris ⓘ male performs dance to attract female ⓘ |
| describedBy | Charles Lucien Bonaparte ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1850 ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| distributionPattern | island endemic ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
West Papua, Indonesia
ⓘ
linked to:
West Papua
|
| family | Paradisaeidae ⓘ |
| femalePlumageColor |
brown
ⓘ
duller than male ⓘ |
| food |
arthropods
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ |
| genus | Cicinnurus ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest understory
ⓘ
hill forests ⓘ lowland rainforests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumageColor |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ turquoise blue ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Wilson ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Batanta Island
ⓘ
Raja Ampat Islands ⓘ Waigeo Island ⓘ
linked to:
Waigeo
|
| notableFeature |
bare blue crown with black double cross pattern
ⓘ
curved violet tail feathers ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
female builds nest
ⓘ
female cares for young ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| tailLength | long and curved in males ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
limited range ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilson's bird-of-paradise Description of subject: Wilson's bird-of-paradise is a vividly colored, sexually dimorphic bird native to Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands, renowned for the male’s elaborate courtship displays and striking plumage.
Referenced by (4)
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