black-bellied bustard
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The black-bellied bustard is a medium-sized African bird of open grasslands and savannas, known for the male’s distinctive booming display call and striking black underparts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| black-bellied bustard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6972041 — 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: black-bellied bustard Context triple: [Otidiformes, hasMember, black-bellied bustard]
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A.
white-bellied bustard
The white-bellied bustard is a medium-sized African ground-dwelling bird known for its pale underparts, cryptic plumage, and preference for open savanna and grassland habitats.
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B.
Denham’s bustard
Denham’s bustard is a large, ground-dwelling African bird species known for its heavy build, cryptic plumage, and preference for open savanna and grassland habitats.
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C.
Kori bustard
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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D.
houbara bustard
The houbara bustard is a large, ground-dwelling bird of arid and semi-desert regions, known for its elaborate courtship displays and conservation concern due to hunting and habitat loss.
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E.
great bustard
The great bustard is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world, known for its large size, ground-dwelling lifestyle, and elaborate male courtship displays across open grasslands and steppes of Europe and 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: black-bellied bustard Target entity description: The black-bellied bustard is a medium-sized African bird of open grasslands and savannas, known for the male’s distinctive booming display call and striking black underparts.
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A.
white-bellied bustard
The white-bellied bustard is a medium-sized African ground-dwelling bird known for its pale underparts, cryptic plumage, and preference for open savanna and grassland habitats.
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B.
Denham’s bustard
Denham’s bustard is a large, ground-dwelling African bird species known for its heavy build, cryptic plumage, and preference for open savanna and grassland habitats.
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C.
Kori bustard
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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D.
houbara bustard
The houbara bustard is a large, ground-dwelling bird of arid and semi-desert regions, known for its elaborate courtship displays and conservation concern due to hunting and habitat loss.
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E.
great bustard
The great bustard is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world, known for its large size, ground-dwelling lifestyle, and elaborate male courtship displays across open grasslands and steppes of Europe and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| authority | (Rüppell, 1835) ⓘ |
| binomialName | Lissotis melanogaster ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized bustard ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | polygynous tendencies ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchPlacement | eggs laid on ground scrape ⓘ |
| commonName |
black-bellied bustard
ⓘ
black-bellied korhaan ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| displayBehavior | male performs conspicuous display with booming call ⓘ |
| displayCall | booming call ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| eats |
insects
ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ plant material ⓘ seeds ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family |
Otididae
ⓘ
linked to:
Otidiformes
|
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| foundIn |
eastern Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
East Africa
southern Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Africa
|
| genus | Lissotis ⓘ |
| habitat |
cultivated fields
ⓘ
lightly wooded grassland ⓘ open grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumageFeature |
black belly
ⓘ
striking black underparts ⓘ |
| movementPattern |
local seasonal movements
ⓘ
mainly resident ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Africa ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Otidiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificName | Lissotis melanogaster ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatLevel | not currently globally threatened ⓘ |
| vocalization | series of whistles and a final popping or booming note ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: black-bellied bustard Description of subject: The black-bellied bustard is a medium-sized African bird of open grasslands and savannas, known for the male’s distinctive booming display call and striking black underparts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.