takahē
E447032
The takahē is a large, flightless, and once-thought-extinct New Zealand rail known for its vivid blue-green plumage and conservation success story.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| takahē canonical | 5 |
| takahē recovery program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4493708 — 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: takahē Context triple: [Zealandia ecosanctuary, hostsSpecies, takahē]
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A.
Tahurangi
Tahurangi is the highest summit of Mount Ruapehu, a prominent active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island.
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B.
Aokautere
Aokautere is a residential suburb located on the outskirts of Palmerston North in the Manawatū region of New Zealand.
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C.
Tirau
Tirau is a small rural town in New Zealand’s Waikato region, known for its corrugated iron art buildings and role as a key junction on State Highway 1.
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D.
Taree
Taree is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Manning River and serving as a commercial and service hub for the surrounding agricultural and coastal communities.
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E.
Ke‘anae
Ke‘anae is a small, historic Hawaiian village on Maui’s rugged north shore, known for its taro fields, dramatic lava-rock coastline, and scenic ocean views.
- 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: takahē Target entity description: The takahē is a large, flightless, and once-thought-extinct New Zealand rail known for its vivid blue-green plumage and conservation success story.
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A.
Tahurangi
Tahurangi is the highest summit of Mount Ruapehu, a prominent active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island.
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B.
Aokautere
Aokautere is a residential suburb located on the outskirts of Palmerston North in the Manawatū region of New Zealand.
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C.
Tirau
Tirau is a small rural town in New Zealand’s Waikato region, known for its corrugated iron art buildings and role as a key junction on State Highway 1.
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D.
Taree
Taree is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Manning River and serving as a commercial and service hub for the surrounding agricultural and coastal communities.
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E.
Ke‘anae
Ke‘anae is a small, historic Hawaiian village on Maui’s rugged north shore, known for its taro fields, dramatic lava-rock coastline, and scenic ocean views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ flightless bird ⓘ rail ⓘ threatened species ⓘ |
| binomialName | Porphyrio hochstetteri ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 50 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | around 2.3–3.0 kg ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
South Island takahē
ⓘ
takahē ⓘ |
| conservationApproach |
captive breeding
ⓘ
intensive management ⓘ translocation to predator-free islands ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | New Zealand ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
leaf bases of snow tussock
ⓘ
sedges ⓘ tussock grasses ⓘ |
| endemicTo | New Zealand ⓘ |
| family | Rallidae ⓘ |
| featuredOn | New Zealand postage stamps ⓘ |
| genus | Porphyrio ⓘ |
| habitat |
tussock grasslands
ⓘ
valley grasslands ⓘ |
| hasBillColor | red ⓘ |
| hasLegColor | red ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ iridescent ⓘ |
| iucnStatus | EN ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| managedBy |
New Zealand Department of Conservation
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
|
| movementType | flightless ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South Island ⓘ |
| onceThoughtExtinct | true ⓘ |
| order | Gruiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | alpine grasslands ⓘ |
| rediscoveredAt | Murchison Mountains ⓘ |
| rediscoveredBy | Geoffrey Orbell ⓘ |
| rediscoveredIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | New Zealand conservation programs ⓘ |
| symbolOf | New Zealand conservation success ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
introduced predators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: takahē Description of subject: The takahē is a large, flightless, and once-thought-extinct New Zealand rail known for its vivid blue-green plumage and conservation success story.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: takahē