Megapodius reinwardt
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Megapodius reinwardt, commonly known as the orange-footed scrubfowl, is a mound-building megapode bird native to northern Australia and parts of Southeast Asia, noted for incubating its eggs in large compost-like nests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Megapodius reinwardt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10105759 — 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: Megapodius reinwardt Context triple: [Megapodius, hasSpecies, Megapodius reinwardt]
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Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
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Megapodius
Megapodius is a genus of mound-building birds known as scrubfowl or megapodes, native to Australasia and the Indo-Pacific region.
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Nicobar megapode
The Nicobar megapode is a rare, ground-dwelling mound-building bird endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation and sand.
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Menura alberti
Menura alberti is a species of lyrebird native to Australia, renowned for the male’s elaborate tail display and remarkable ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds.
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Megapodiidae
Megapodiidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds known as megapodes or mound-builders, notable for incubating their eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand instead of brooding them with body heat.
- 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: Megapodius reinwardt Target entity description: Megapodius reinwardt, commonly known as the orange-footed scrubfowl, is a mound-building megapode bird native to northern Australia and parts of Southeast Asia, noted for incubating its eggs in large compost-like nests.
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A.
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
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B.
Megapodius
Megapodius is a genus of mound-building birds known as scrubfowl or megapodes, native to Australasia and the Indo-Pacific region.
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C.
Nicobar megapode
The Nicobar megapode is a rare, ground-dwelling mound-building bird endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation and sand.
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D.
Menura alberti
Menura alberti is a species of lyrebird native to Australia, renowned for the male’s elaborate tail display and remarkable ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds.
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E.
Megapodiidae
Megapodiidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds known as megapodes or mound-builders, notable for incubating their eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand instead of brooding them with body heat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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megapode ⓘ mound-building bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
also active by day
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mainly crepuscular ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 40–45 centimeters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 0.7–1.0 kilograms ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | forms loose colonies around nesting mounds ⓘ |
| chickCharacteristic | superprecocial at hatching ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
orange-footed megapode
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orange-footed scrubfowl ⓘ
linked to:
dusky scrubfowl
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| describedBy | Coenraad Jacob Temminck ⓘ |
| diet |
feeds on fruits
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feeds on invertebrates ⓘ feeds on seeds ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
bright orange or yellowish legs and feet
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dark brownish plumage ⓘ relatively short tail ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal scrub
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monsoon forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ woodlands near coasts ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Lesser Sunda Islands
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New Guinea region ⓘ
linked to:
New Guinea
Timor ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ parts of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nestType | large incubation mound ⓘ |
| notableFor |
incubating eggs in large compost-like mounds
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mound-building nesting behavior ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | no post-hatching parental care ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Australia
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Indonesia ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| reproduction |
does not use body heat for egg incubation
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uses external heat from decomposing vegetation to incubate eggs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1823 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megapodius reinwardt Description of subject: Megapodius reinwardt, commonly known as the orange-footed scrubfowl, is a mound-building megapode bird native to northern Australia and parts of Southeast Asia, noted for incubating its eggs in large compost-like nests.
Referenced by (1)
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