Grey heron
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The grey heron is a large, long-legged wading bird commonly found near freshwater and coastal habitats across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, known for its grey plumage, spear-like bill, and patient, motionless hunting style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ardea alba | 1 |
| Grey heron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7865260 — 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: Grey heron Context triple: [Pelecaniformes, hasNotableSpecies, Grey heron]
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A.
Goliath heron
The Goliath heron is the world’s largest heron species, a towering wading bird of African wetlands known for its massive size, chestnut plumage, and solitary hunting behavior.
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B.
Black stork
The Black stork is a large, shy wading bird known for its striking black-and-white plumage with iridescent sheen, long red legs and bill, and preference for remote wetlands and forests across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.
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C.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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D.
Caspian tern
The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
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E.
White stork
The white stork is a large, long-legged migratory bird of Europe, Asia, and Africa, famous for its striking black-and-white plumage and cultural association with delivering babies.
- 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: Grey heron Target entity description: The grey heron is a large, long-legged wading bird commonly found near freshwater and coastal habitats across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, known for its grey plumage, spear-like bill, and patient, motionless hunting style.
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A.
Goliath heron
The Goliath heron is the world’s largest heron species, a towering wading bird of African wetlands known for its massive size, chestnut plumage, and solitary hunting behavior.
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B.
Black stork
The Black stork is a large, shy wading bird known for its striking black-and-white plumage with iridescent sheen, long red legs and bill, and preference for remote wetlands and forests across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.
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C.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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D.
Caspian tern
The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
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E.
White stork
The white stork is a large, long-legged migratory bird of Europe, Asia, and Africa, famous for its striking black-and-white plumage and cultural association with delivering babies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
heron ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly diurnal ⓘ |
| averageLength | 84–102 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 1–2 kg ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | 155–195 cm ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Ardea cinerea
ⓘ
linked to:
Ardea
|
| breedingSite | colonies ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
common heron
ⓘ
gray heron ⓘ grey heron ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
amphibians
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ insects ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| distributionNote |
extends into parts of tropical Africa
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occurs in parts of central and southern Asia ⓘ widespread across temperate Europe ⓘ |
| eggColor | bluish-green ⓘ |
| family | Ardeidae ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | shallow water ⓘ |
| foundIn |
coastal habitats
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ freshwater habitats ⓘ lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| genus | Ardea ⓘ |
| hasBillType | spear-like bill ⓘ |
| hasLegType | long legs ⓘ |
| huntingStrategy |
ambush hunting
ⓘ
patient motionless waiting ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategory | LC ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
partially migratory
ⓘ
resident in milder regions ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| nestLocation | trees ⓘ |
| nestType | large stick nest ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Ardea cinerea
ⓘ
linked to:
Ardea
|
| socialBehavior |
gregarious at breeding colonies
ⓘ
often solitary when feeding ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalPlumageColor |
black markings
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grey ⓘ white ⓘ |
| vocalization | harsh croaking call ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grey heron Description of subject: The grey heron is a large, long-legged wading bird commonly found near freshwater and coastal habitats across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, known for its grey plumage, spear-like bill, and patient, motionless hunting style.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Grey heron