Megapodius decollatus
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Megapodius decollatus is a species of megapode bird known for its mound-building nesting behavior in forested regions of New Guinea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megapodius decollatus canonical | 1 |
| New Guinea megapode | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10105763 — 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 decollatus Context triple: [Megapodius, hasSpecies, Megapodius decollatus]
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A.
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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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 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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D.
Megapodius laperouse
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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E.
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.
- 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 decollatus Target entity description: Megapodius decollatus is a species of megapode bird known for its mound-building nesting behavior in forested regions of New Guinea.
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A.
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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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 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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D.
Megapodius laperouse
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
megapode ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | mound-building for nesting ⓘ |
| breedingSite | forest floor mounds ⓘ |
| chickDevelopment | precocial ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
New Guinea megapode
ⓘ
linked to:
Megapodius decollatus
New Guinea scrubfowl ⓘ
linked to:
dusky scrubfowl
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| eggCare | does not incubate eggs with body heat ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
New Guinea region
ⓘ
linked to:
New Guinea
|
| family | Megapodiidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Philip Lutley Sclater ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1877 ⓘ |
| foundInBiome | tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
northern New Guinea
ⓘ
northwestern New Guinea ⓘ
linked to:
western New Guinea
|
| habitat |
lowland forest
ⓘ
secondary growth forest ⓘ subtropical forest ⓘ tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasFeatherType | contour feathers ⓘ |
| incubationStrategy | relies on external heat from decomposing vegetation ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
capable of flight
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Indonesian New Guinea
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | limited after hatching ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | uses incubation mounds of soil and vegetation ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulationOfNest | adjusts mound structure to regulate temperature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megapodius decollatus Description of subject: Megapodius decollatus is a species of megapode bird known for its mound-building nesting behavior in forested regions of New Guinea.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Megapodius decollatus