Verreaux's eagle
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Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verreaux's eagle canonical | 3 |
| Verreaux’s eagle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1744659 — 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: Verreaux's eagle Context triple: [Aquila verreauxii, commonName, Verreaux's eagle]
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A.
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.
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B.
harpy eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest and most powerful birds of prey, native to Central and South American rainforests and known for its massive talons and striking black, white, and gray plumage.
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C.
Imperial Eagle
The Imperial Eagle was a prominent Napoleonic emblem used as a military standard and symbol of the power and authority of the First French Empire.
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D.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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E.
pallas’s fish eagle
Pallas’s fish eagle is a large, threatened bird of prey found in parts of South and Central Asia, known for its dependence on wetlands and fish-rich rivers and lakes.
- 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: Verreaux's eagle Target entity description: Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
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A.
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.
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B.
harpy eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest and most powerful birds of prey, native to Central and South American rainforests and known for its massive talons and striking black, white, and gray plumage.
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C.
Imperial Eagle
The Imperial Eagle was a prominent Napoleonic emblem used as a military standard and symbol of the power and authority of the First French Empire.
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D.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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E.
pallas’s fish eagle
Pallas’s fish eagle is a large, threatened bird of prey found in parts of South and Central Asia, known for its dependence on wetlands and fish-rich rivers and lakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
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bird of prey ⓘ eagle ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 75 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | 2.1 m ⓘ |
| backMarkings | white V-shaped patch ⓘ |
| beakColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName | Aquila verreauxii ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| cereColor | yellow ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Verreaux's eagle
self-link
ⓘ
black eagle ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Jules Verreaux
ⓘ
Édouard Verreaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| diet |
birds
ⓘ
mammals ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| distribution |
Drakensberg Mountains
ⓘ
Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ Namibian escarpment ⓘ |
| eyeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring ⓘ |
| genus | Aquila ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliff faces
ⓘ
escarpments ⓘ mountainous areas ⓘ rocky hills ⓘ |
| huntingStrategy | soaring and stooping on prey ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumBodyLength | 96 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWingspan | 2.3 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Verreaux brothers ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| nativeToRegion |
East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Africa
northeastern Africa ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| nestLocation | cliff ledges ⓘ |
| nestType | large stick nest ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | black ⓘ |
| plumagePattern | mostly black with white markings ⓘ |
| primaryPrey | rock hyraxes ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | apex predator ⓘ |
| tarsusColor | yellow ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| territorialBehavior | defends large territories ⓘ |
| threats |
electrocution on power lines
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habitat loss ⓘ persecution ⓘ |
| underwingMarkings | white patches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Verreaux's eagle Description of subject: Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
this entity surface form:
Verreaux’s eagle