Megapodius laperouse
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Megapodius laperouse, commonly known as the Micronesian megapode, is an endangered ground-dwelling bird of the Pacific islands famous for incubating its eggs in volcanic-heated or sun-warmed mounds of soil and debris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megapodius laperouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10105762 — 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 laperouse Context triple: [Megapodius, hasSpecies, Megapodius laperouse]
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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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B.
Megapodius reinwardt
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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C.
Megapodius pritchardii
Megapodius pritchardii, commonly known as the Tongan megapode, is a rare ground-dwelling bird endemic to Tonga, notable for incubating its eggs in warm volcanic soils or decaying vegetation rather than by brooding.
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D.
Megapodius eremita
Megapodius eremita, commonly known as the Melanesian scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling megapode bird notable for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation in island habitats of the southwest Pacific.
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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.
- 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 laperouse Target entity description: Megapodius laperouse, commonly known as the Micronesian megapode, is an endangered ground-dwelling bird of the Pacific islands famous for incubating its eggs in volcanic-heated or sun-warmed mounds of soil and debris.
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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 reinwardt
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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C.
Megapodius pritchardii
Megapodius pritchardii, commonly known as the Tongan megapode, is a rare ground-dwelling bird endemic to Tonga, notable for incubating its eggs in warm volcanic soils or decaying vegetation rather than by brooding.
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D.
Megapodius eremita
Megapodius eremita, commonly known as the Melanesian scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling megapode bird notable for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation in island habitats of the southwest Pacific.
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E.
Megapodius
Megapodius is a genus of mound-building birds known as scrubfowl or megapodes, native to Australasia and the Indo-Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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endangered species ⓘ megapode ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior | ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| breedingSitePreference |
beaches
ⓘ
forest clearings ⓘ volcanic areas ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | solitary nester or small colonies ⓘ |
| chickDevelopment | superprecocial ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | small number of large eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Micronesian megapode ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distribution | western Pacific Ocean islands ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
ⓘ
soil aerator through mound building ⓘ |
| eggIncubationMethod |
sun-warmed mounds of soil and debris
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volcanic-heated soil mounds ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal scrub
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small offshore islets ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| mobility | reluctant flier ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lapérouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
|
| nativeTo |
Micronesia
ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ Palau ⓘ |
| nestType | large incubation mounds ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | no post-hatching care ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | mound-building incubation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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human disturbance ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud calls used for territorial advertisement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megapodius laperouse Description of subject: Megapodius laperouse, commonly known as the Micronesian megapode, is an endangered ground-dwelling bird of the Pacific islands famous for incubating its eggs in volcanic-heated or sun-warmed mounds of soil and debris.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.