Megapodius freycinet
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Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megapodius freycinet canonical | 2 |
| Moluccan megapode | 1 |
| dusky megapode | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321170 — 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 freycinet Context triple: [Megapodiidae, containsTaxon, Megapodius freycinet]
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A.
Megapodiidae
Megapodiidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds known as megapodes or mound-builders, notable for incubating their eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand instead of brooding them with body heat.
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B.
Oreortyx
Oreortyx is a small genus of New World quails best known for the mountain quail, a ground-dwelling game bird native to western North America.
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C.
Psammobates
Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
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D.
Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
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E.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
- 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 freycinet Target entity description: 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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A.
Megapodiidae
Megapodiidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds known as megapodes or mound-builders, notable for incubating their eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand instead of brooding them with body heat.
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B.
Oreortyx
Oreortyx is a small genus of New World quails best known for the mountain quail, a ground-dwelling game bird native to western North America.
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C.
Psammobates
Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
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D.
Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
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E.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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megapode ⓘ scrubfowl ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior | mound-building for incubation ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | males maintain and tend incubation mounds ⓘ |
| breedingSite | forest floor ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Megapodius freycinet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
dusky megapode
dusky scrub fowl ⓘ dusky scrubfowl ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| development | chicks are highly precocial at hatching ⓘ |
| diet |
feeds on fruits
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feeds on invertebrates ⓘ feeds on seeds ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionCharacteristic | restricted to Australasian region ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
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soil disturber through mound building ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | island-dwelling species ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal forest
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secondary growth forest ⓘ tropical moist lowland forest ⓘ tropical moist montane forest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
capable of flight
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Maluku Islands
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Papuan Islands ⓘ West Papua ⓘ
surface form:
West Papua region
eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| nestType | ground mound nest ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
does not incubate eggs with body heat
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uses decomposing vegetation mounds to incubate eggs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperatureRegulationOfEggs | uses heat from decomposing organic matter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megapodius freycinet Description of subject: Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
dusky megapode
this entity surface form:
Moluccan megapode