Asian openbill
E1014193
The Asian openbill is a medium-sized stork native to South and Southeast Asia, recognizable by the distinctive gap between the mandibles of its bill, which is adapted for feeding on aquatic snails.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asian openbill canonical | 3 |
| Asian openbill stork | 2 |
| Asian open-billed stork | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12982298 — 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: Asian openbill Context triple: [Bundala National Park, hasSpecies, Asian openbill]
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A.
black-faced spoonbill
The black-faced spoonbill is a large, endangered wading bird of East Asia, recognizable by its distinctive spoon-shaped bill and black facial skin, that frequents coastal wetlands and estuaries.
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B.
Oriental white stork
The Oriental white stork is a large, endangered wading bird native to East Asia, known for its striking white plumage with black wing feathers and its reliance on wetland habitats for breeding and feeding.
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C.
Oryzoborus crassirostris
Oryzoborus crassirostris is a species of robust, seed-eating tanager known for its thick bill and association with Neotropical habitats.
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D.
Hamerkop
The Hamerkop is a medium-sized African wading bird known for its hammer-shaped head and large, elaborate nest structures.
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E.
Australasian swamphen
The Australasian swamphen is a large, brightly colored rail native to wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding regions, known for its vivid blue-purple plumage, red bill and frontal shield, and loud, conspicuous behavior.
- 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: Asian openbill Target entity description: The Asian openbill is a medium-sized stork native to South and Southeast Asia, recognizable by the distinctive gap between the mandibles of its bill, which is adapted for feeding on aquatic snails.
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A.
black-faced spoonbill
The black-faced spoonbill is a large, endangered wading bird of East Asia, recognizable by its distinctive spoon-shaped bill and black facial skin, that frequents coastal wetlands and estuaries.
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B.
Oriental white stork
The Oriental white stork is a large, endangered wading bird native to East Asia, known for its striking white plumage with black wing feathers and its reliance on wetland habitats for breeding and feeding.
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C.
Oryzoborus crassirostris
Oryzoborus crassirostris is a species of robust, seed-eating tanager known for its thick bill and association with Neotropical habitats.
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D.
Hamerkop
The Hamerkop is a medium-sized African wading bird known for its hammer-shaped head and large, elaborate nest structures.
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E.
Australasian swamphen
The Australasian swamphen is a large, brightly colored rail native to wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding regions, known for its vivid blue-purple plumage, red bill and frontal shield, and loud, conspicuous behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ stork ⓘ |
| averageLength | 68 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | 149 cm ⓘ |
| billAdaptationFor | feeding on aquatic snails ⓘ |
| billColor | yellowish ⓘ |
| binomialName | Anastomus oscitans ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | monsoon and post-monsoon months in South Asia ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Asian open-billed stork
ⓘ
linked to:
Asian openbill
Asian openbill ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
aquatic snails
ⓘ
frogs ⓘ large insects ⓘ molluscs ⓘ |
| family | Ciconiidae ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
Cambodia ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| genus |
Anastomus
ⓘ
linked to:
Anastomus oscitans
|
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
paddy fields ⓘ shallow freshwater bodies ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | reddish ⓘ |
| lengthRange | 68–81 cm ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nestsIn |
colonies
ⓘ
trees near water ⓘ |
| nestType | large stick nest ⓘ |
| notableFeature | gap between upper and lower mandibles ⓘ |
| order | Ciconiiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black flight feathers
ⓘ
mainly white ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalCall | mainly silent outside breeding colonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Asian openbill Description of subject: The Asian openbill is a medium-sized stork native to South and Southeast Asia, recognizable by the distinctive gap between the mandibles of its bill, which is adapted for feeding on aquatic snails.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Asian openbill
linked to: Asian openbill
linked to: Asian openbill