Gyps africanus
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Gyps africanus, commonly known as the white-backed vulture, is a large African scavenging bird of prey that primarily feeds on carrion in savanna and open woodland habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gyps africanus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22376070 — 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: Gyps africanus Context triple: [Gyps, containsTaxon, Gyps africanus]
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A.
Gyps rueppelli
Gyps rueppelli, commonly known as Rüppell's vulture, is a large African vulture species renowned for being one of the highest-flying birds ever recorded.
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B.
Gyps fulvus
Gyps fulvus is a large Old World vulture species native to mountainous and open regions of Europe, North Africa, and Asia, known for its broad wings, soaring flight, and scavenging habits.
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C.
Sarcogyps calvus
Sarcogyps calvus, commonly known as the red-headed vulture or Asian king vulture, is a large, critically endangered scavenging bird native to the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Gyps bengalensis
Gyps bengalensis, commonly known as the white-rumped vulture, is a critically endangered South Asian vulture species that suffered catastrophic population declines due to diclofenac poisoning.
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E.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
- 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: Gyps africanus Target entity description: Gyps africanus, commonly known as the white-backed vulture, is a large African scavenging bird of prey that primarily feeds on carrion in savanna and open woodland habitats.
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A.
Gyps rueppelli
Gyps rueppelli, commonly known as Rüppell's vulture, is a large African vulture species renowned for being one of the highest-flying birds ever recorded.
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B.
Gyps fulvus
Gyps fulvus is a large Old World vulture species native to mountainous and open regions of Europe, North Africa, and Asia, known for its broad wings, soaring flight, and scavenging habits.
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C.
Sarcogyps calvus
Sarcogyps calvus, commonly known as the red-headed vulture or Asian king vulture, is a large, critically endangered scavenging bird native to the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Gyps bengalensis
Gyps bengalensis, commonly known as the white-rumped vulture, is a critically endangered South Asian vulture species that suffered catastrophic population declines due to diclofenac poisoning.
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E.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.