Dacelo novaeguineae
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Dacelo novaeguineae, commonly known as the laughing kookaburra, is a large Australian kingfisher famous for its loud, laughter-like call.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dacelo novaeguineae canonical | 3 |
| Dacelo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8025305 — 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: Dacelo novaeguineae Context triple: [Alcedinidae, notableSpecies, Dacelo novaeguineae]
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A.
Ninox
Ninox is a genus of hawk-owls and boobooks found primarily in Australasia and parts of Asia.
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B.
Quelea
Quelea is a genus of small, highly gregarious African weaver birds best known for the red-billed quelea, often considered the most numerous wild bird species on Earth.
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C.
Austral parakeet
The Austral parakeet is a hardy, green-and-red parrot native to southern South America and notable as one of the world’s southernmost parrot species.
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D.
Kadavu musk parrot
The Kadavu musk parrot is a brightly colored, musk-scented parrot species native to the Fijian island of Kadavu and known for its distinctive green and red plumage.
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E.
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Aerodramus fuciphagus is a small Southeast Asian swift best known for building the edible nests used to make bird’s nest soup.
- 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: Dacelo novaeguineae Target entity description: Dacelo novaeguineae, commonly known as the laughing kookaburra, is a large Australian kingfisher famous for its loud, laughter-like call.
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A.
Ninox
Ninox is a genus of hawk-owls and boobooks found primarily in Australasia and parts of Asia.
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B.
Quelea
Quelea is a genus of small, highly gregarious African weaver birds best known for the red-billed quelea, often considered the most numerous wild bird species on Earth.
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C.
Austral parakeet
The Austral parakeet is a hardy, green-and-red parrot native to southern South America and notable as one of the world’s southernmost parrot species.
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D.
Kadavu musk parrot
The Kadavu musk parrot is a brightly colored, musk-scented parrot species native to the Fijian island of Kadavu and known for its distinctive green and red plumage.
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E.
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Aerodramus fuciphagus is a small Southeast Asian swift best known for building the edible nests used to make bird’s nest soup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
kingfisher ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 45 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | about 300–500 g ⓘ |
| billColor |
dark upper mandible
ⓘ
pale lower mandible ⓘ |
| binomialName | Dacelo novaeguineae ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | cooperative breeding ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
laughing kookaburra
ⓘ
linked to:
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| countrySymbolOf | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | iconic Australian bird ⓘ |
| describedBy | Hermann ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
amphibians
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ insects ⓘ small birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ small reptiles ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| family | Alcedinidae ⓘ |
| genus | Dacelo ⓘ |
| habitat |
open forest
ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Kangaroo Island
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ southwestern Western Australia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
eastern Australia ⓘ |
| nestType | tree hollow ⓘ |
| notableFor | loud laughter-like call ⓘ |
| order | Coraciiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
brown
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| plumagePattern | dark eye-stripe ⓘ |
| relatedSpecies |
Dacelo leachii
ⓘ
linked to:
Dacelo
Dacelo tyro ⓘ
linked to:
Dacelo
|
| socialBehavior | family groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | territorial call ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1783 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dacelo novaeguineae Description of subject: Dacelo novaeguineae, commonly known as the laughing kookaburra, is a large Australian kingfisher famous for its loud, laughter-like call.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
linked to: Dacelo novaeguineae
subject linked to:
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)