Fulica atra
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Fulica atra, commonly known as the Eurasian coot, is a widespread waterbird recognized by its black plumage and distinctive white frontal shield, inhabiting freshwater lakes and wetlands across Europe, Asia, Australia, and parts of North Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fulica | 2 |
| Fulica atra canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8598675 — 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: Fulica atra Context triple: [Rallidae, includes, Fulica atra]
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A.
Guttera verreauxi
Guttera verreauxi, commonly known as the eastern crested guineafowl, is a ground-dwelling African bird distinguished by its black plumage with white spots and a prominent curly crest.
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B.
Procnias tricarunculatus
Procnias tricarunculatus, commonly known as the three-wattled bellbird, is a Central American cotinga famous for the male’s loud, bell-like call and distinctive facial wattles.
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C.
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tachybaptus ruficollis, commonly known as the little grebe or dabchick, is a small aquatic diving bird widespread across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
Volatinia jacarina
Volatinia jacarina, commonly known as the blue-black grassquit, is a small Neotropical songbird recognized for the male’s glossy blue-black plumage and distinctive jumping display during courtship.
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E.
Procnias alba
Procnias alba, commonly known as the white bellbird, is a South American cotinga species famous for having one of the loudest bird calls ever recorded.
- 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: Fulica atra Target entity description: Fulica atra, commonly known as the Eurasian coot, is a widespread waterbird recognized by its black plumage and distinctive white frontal shield, inhabiting freshwater lakes and wetlands across Europe, Asia, Australia, and parts of North Africa.
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A.
Guttera verreauxi
Guttera verreauxi, commonly known as the eastern crested guineafowl, is a ground-dwelling African bird distinguished by its black plumage with white spots and a prominent curly crest.
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B.
Procnias tricarunculatus
Procnias tricarunculatus, commonly known as the three-wattled bellbird, is a Central American cotinga famous for the male’s loud, bell-like call and distinctive facial wattles.
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C.
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tachybaptus ruficollis, commonly known as the little grebe or dabchick, is a small aquatic diving bird widespread across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
Volatinia jacarina
Volatinia jacarina, commonly known as the blue-black grassquit, is a small Neotropical songbird recognized for the male’s glossy blue-black plumage and distinctive jumping display during courtship.
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E.
Procnias alba
Procnias alba, commonly known as the white bellbird, is a South American cotinga species famous for having one of the loudest bird calls ever recorded.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ waterbird ⓘ |
| behavior | territorial during breeding season ⓘ |
| binomialName | Fulica atra ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 36–42 cm ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | vegetated freshwater bodies ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 6–10 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Eurasian coot
ⓘ
coot ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
aquatic plants ⓘ grasses ⓘ seeds ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
white bill
ⓘ
white frontal shield ⓘ |
| eggColor | buff with dark spots ⓘ |
| family | Rallidae ⓘ |
| footType | lobed toes ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
dabbling
ⓘ
diving ⓘ |
| genus |
Fulica
ⓘ
linked to:
Fulica atra
|
| habitat |
freshwater lakes
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ ponds ⓘ slow-flowing rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| introducedRange |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
partially migratory
ⓘ
resident in milder climates ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| nestType | floating nest ⓘ |
| occursIn | urban water bodies ⓘ |
| order | Gruiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | black ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud calls ⓘ |
| wingspan | 70–80 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Fulica atra Description of subject: Fulica atra, commonly known as the Eurasian coot, is a widespread waterbird recognized by its black plumage and distinctive white frontal shield, inhabiting freshwater lakes and wetlands across Europe, Asia, Australia, and parts of North Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.