African spoonbill
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The African spoonbill is a long-legged wading bird native to sub-Saharan wetlands, recognizable by its white plumage and distinctive spatula-shaped bill used for sweeping through shallow water to catch prey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African spoonbill canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7865262 — 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: African spoonbill Context triple: [Pelecaniformes, hasNotableSpecies, African spoonbill]
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
lesser adjutant stork
The lesser adjutant stork is a large, threatened Asian wading bird of wetlands and rice fields, recognizable by its bare head, massive bill, and somewhat smaller size and wider range compared to the greater adjutant.
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E.
American white ibis
The American white ibis is a wading bird native to the southeastern United States and parts of Central and South America, recognized by its white plumage, long down-curved red bill, and preference for wetlands and coastal habitats.
- 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: African spoonbill Target entity description: The African spoonbill is a long-legged wading bird native to sub-Saharan wetlands, recognizable by its white plumage and distinctive spatula-shaped bill used for sweeping through shallow water to catch prey.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
lesser adjutant stork
The lesser adjutant stork is a large, threatened Asian wading bird of wetlands and rice fields, recognizable by its bare head, massive bill, and somewhat smaller size and wider range compared to the greater adjutant.
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E.
American white ibis
The American white ibis is a wading bird native to the southeastern United States and parts of Central and South America, recognized by its white plumage, long down-curved red bill, and preference for wetlands and coastal habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Platalea alba
ⓘ
linked to:
Platalea
|
| breedingSystem | colonial nester ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 3 to 5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | African spoonbill ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | sweeping bill through shallow water ⓘ |
| flightAbility | strong flier ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | shallow water ⓘ |
| genus | Platalea ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ river margins ⓘ shallow lakes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasBareSkinColor | red facial skin during breeding season ⓘ |
| hasBillShape |
spatula-shaped
ⓘ
spoon-shaped ⓘ |
| hasLegType | long-legged ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor | white ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior |
locally nomadic
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partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| nestingSite |
reedbeds
ⓘ
trees near water ⓘ |
| nestType | platform nest ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chicks
ⓘ
both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | predominantly white ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eurasian spoonbill
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royal spoonbill ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
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often feeds in groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalGroupName | colony ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: African spoonbill Description of subject: The African spoonbill is a long-legged wading bird native to sub-Saharan wetlands, recognizable by its white plumage and distinctive spatula-shaped bill used for sweeping through shallow water to catch prey.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.