Megapodius geelvinkianus
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Megapodius geelvinkianus is a species of megapode bird, known as a mound-building, ground-dwelling bird native to island habitats in the New Guinea region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moluccan megapode | 2 |
| Megapodius geelvinkianus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10105764 — 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 geelvinkianus Context triple: [Megapodius, hasSpecies, Megapodius geelvinkianus]
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A.
Megapodius pritchardii
Megapodius pritchardii, commonly known as the Tongan megapode, is a rare ground-dwelling bird endemic to Tonga, notable for incubating its eggs in warm volcanic soils or decaying vegetation rather than by brooding.
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B.
Megapodius decollatus
Megapodius decollatus is a species of megapode bird known for its mound-building nesting behavior in forested regions of New Guinea.
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C.
Megapodius eremita
Megapodius eremita, commonly known as the Melanesian scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling megapode bird notable for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation in island habitats of the southwest Pacific.
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D.
Megapodius laperouse
Megapodius laperouse, commonly known as the Micronesian megapode, is an endangered ground-dwelling bird of the Pacific islands famous for incubating its eggs in volcanic-heated or sun-warmed mounds of soil and debris.
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E.
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
- 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 geelvinkianus Target entity description: Megapodius geelvinkianus is a species of megapode bird, known as a mound-building, ground-dwelling bird native to island habitats in the New Guinea region.
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A.
Megapodius pritchardii
Megapodius pritchardii, commonly known as the Tongan megapode, is a rare ground-dwelling bird endemic to Tonga, notable for incubating its eggs in warm volcanic soils or decaying vegetation rather than by brooding.
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B.
Megapodius decollatus
Megapodius decollatus is a species of megapode bird known for its mound-building nesting behavior in forested regions of New Guinea.
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C.
Megapodius eremita
Megapodius eremita, commonly known as the Melanesian scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling megapode bird notable for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation in island habitats of the southwest Pacific.
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D.
Megapodius laperouse
Megapodius laperouse, commonly known as the Micronesian megapode, is an endangered ground-dwelling bird of the Pacific islands famous for incubating its eggs in volcanic-heated or sun-warmed mounds of soil and debris.
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E.
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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megapode ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| ability | capable of flight ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior |
ground-dwelling
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mound-building ⓘ |
| breedingSite | island forests ⓘ |
| category | megapodes of New Guinea region ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| commonName |
Geelvink megapode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geelvink scrubfowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Adolf Bernhard Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| development | chicks are highly precocial ⓘ |
| diet |
feeds on invertebrates
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feeds on seeds and plant material ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | Australasian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
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soil disturbance through mound building ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal forests
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scrubland ⓘ tropical islands ⓘ |
| incubationMethod | does not use body heat for incubation ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
New Guinea region
NERFINISHED
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Papua (Indonesia) NERFINISHED ⓘ offshore islands of New Guinea ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
eggs incubated by environmental heat
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uses incubation mounds of decaying vegetation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1874 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megapodius geelvinkianus Description of subject: Megapodius geelvinkianus is a species of megapode bird, known as a mound-building, ground-dwelling bird native to island habitats in the New Guinea region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moluccan megapode
this entity surface form:
Moluccan megapode