Megapodius cumingii
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Megapodius cumingii, commonly known as the Philippine megapode or Tabon scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling bird notable for incubating its eggs in mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand rather than by body heat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megapodius cumingii canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10105765 — 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 cumingii Context triple: [Megapodius, hasSpecies, Megapodius cumingii]
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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 decollatus
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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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 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.
- 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 cumingii Target entity description: Megapodius cumingii, commonly known as the Philippine megapode or Tabon scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling bird notable for incubating its eggs in mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand rather than by body heat.
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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 decollatus
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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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
megapode ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior |
ground-dwelling
ⓘ
shy ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized bird ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | mound-breeding ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| commonName |
Philippine megapode
ⓘ
Tabon scrubfowl ⓘ
linked to:
Micronesian megapode
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | George Robert Gray ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ small animals ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite |
beach sand
ⓘ
forest floor ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| foundInHabitat |
beach thickets
ⓘ
coastal forests ⓘ islands ⓘ scrublands ⓘ secondary forests ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
short-distance flight
ⓘ
terrestrial walking ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo region
ⓘ
linked to:
Borneo
Philippines ⓘ Sulawesi region ⓘ |
| nestType | mound nest ⓘ |
| offspringDevelopment |
chicks can fly soon after hatching
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chicks hatch fully feathered ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
chicks are precocial at hatching
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does not incubate eggs with body heat ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
incubates eggs in mounds of decaying vegetation
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incubates eggs in warm sand ⓘ uses external heat sources for incubation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1840 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megapodius cumingii Description of subject: Megapodius cumingii, commonly known as the Philippine megapode or Tabon scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling bird notable for incubating its eggs in mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand rather than by body heat.
Referenced by (1)
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