Sacred ibis
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The sacred ibis is a wading bird native to Africa and parts of the Middle East, historically revered in ancient Egypt and easily recognized by its white body, black head, and long down-curved bill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sacred ibis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7865261 — 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: Sacred ibis Context triple: [Pelecaniformes, hasNotableSpecies, Sacred ibis]
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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.
Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird is a 1952 British film noir thriller, also known as The Assassin, in which Sterling Hayden plays an American private investigator entangled in political intrigue in postwar Venice.
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C.
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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D.
Saddle-billed stork
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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E.
Dodo Marmarosa
Dodo Marmarosa was an American jazz pianist known for his innovative bebop style and influential recordings in the 1940s and 1950s.
- 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: Sacred ibis Target entity description: The sacred ibis is a wading bird native to Africa and parts of the Middle East, historically revered in ancient Egypt and easily recognized by its white body, black head, and long down-curved bill.
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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.
Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird is a 1952 British film noir thriller, also known as The Assassin, in which Sterling Hayden plays an American private investigator entangled in political intrigue in postwar Venice.
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C.
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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D.
Saddle-billed stork
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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E.
Dodo Marmarosa
Dodo Marmarosa was an American jazz pianist known for his innovative bebop style and influential recordings in the 1940s and 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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ibis ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Thoth ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 68 cm to 75 cm ⓘ |
| averageMass | 1.3 kg to 1.5 kg ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| billShape | long down-curved bill ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Threskiornis aethiopicus
ⓘ
linked to:
Threskiornis
|
| breedingBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | varies with rainfall and region ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2 to 4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | sacred ibis ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
symbol of wisdom in ancient Egypt
ⓘ
symbol of writing in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| diet |
carrion
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ frogs ⓘ insects ⓘ molluscs ⓘ refuse ⓘ small reptiles ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale blue-white ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat |
lakeshores
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marshes ⓘ mudflats ⓘ river margins ⓘ shallow wetlands ⓘ |
| genus | Threskiornis ⓘ |
| headColor | black ⓘ |
| historicallyReveredIn |
ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| incubationPeriod | about 21 to 29 days ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Florida
ⓘ
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Spain ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | black ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | approximately 16 years ⓘ |
| movementPattern |
locally nomadic
ⓘ
partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Iraq
ⓘ
Nile Valley ⓘ southern Iran ⓘ sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| neckColor | black ⓘ |
| nestLocation |
reedbeds
ⓘ
trees near water ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | invasive species in some introduced ranges ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black flight feathers
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predominantly white ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
estuaries
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floodplains ⓘ rice fields ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| roostingBehavior | communal roosting in trees ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males slightly larger than females ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat | wetland drainage in some areas ⓘ |
| vocalization | grunts and croaks ⓘ |
| wingspan | 112 cm to 124 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sacred ibis Description of subject: The sacred ibis is a wading bird native to Africa and parts of the Middle East, historically revered in ancient Egypt and easily recognized by its white body, black head, and long down-curved bill.
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