lappet-faced vulture
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The lappet-faced vulture is a large, powerful Old World vulture of African and Arabian dry regions, recognized by its bare, wrinkled head and neck folds and its role as a dominant scavenger at carcasses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| lappet-faced vulture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10229448 — 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: lappet-faced vulture Context triple: [Torgos tracheliotos, commonName, lappet-faced vulture]
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A.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
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B.
Vultur
Vultur is a genus of large New World vultures best known for including the Andean condor, one of the world’s largest flying birds.
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C.
Egyptian vulture
The Egyptian vulture is a small, white-and-black Old World vulture known for its distinctive yellow face and rare use of tools, such as stones to break open eggs.
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D.
bearded vulture
The bearded vulture is a large Old World vulture known for its distinctive beard-like facial feathers and unique habit of dropping bones from great heights to break them open for marrow.
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E.
Himalayan griffon vulture
The Himalayan griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture native to the high mountains of Central and South Asia, where it soars over alpine and subalpine habitats scavenging on carrion.
- 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: lappet-faced vulture Target entity description: The lappet-faced vulture is a large, powerful Old World vulture of African and Arabian dry regions, recognized by its bare, wrinkled head and neck folds and its role as a dominant scavenger at carcasses.
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A.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
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B.
Vultur
Vultur is a genus of large New World vultures best known for including the Andean condor, one of the world’s largest flying birds.
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C.
Egyptian vulture
The Egyptian vulture is a small, white-and-black Old World vulture known for its distinctive yellow face and rare use of tools, such as stones to break open eggs.
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D.
bearded vulture
The bearded vulture is a large Old World vulture known for its distinctive beard-like facial feathers and unique habit of dropping bones from great heights to break them open for marrow.
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E.
Himalayan griffon vulture
The Himalayan griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture native to the high mountains of Central and South Asia, where it soars over alpine and subalpine habitats scavenging on carrion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old World vulture
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bird species ⓘ scavenger ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| beakColor | strong, pale bill with dark tip ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| breedingSite | large stick nest in tree or on cliff ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
lappet-faced griffon
ⓘ
lappet-faced vulture ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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| diet | carrion ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
bare head
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folds of skin (lappets) on sides of head and neck ⓘ powerful bill ⓘ wrinkled head skin ⓘ |
| dominance | often dominant over other scavenging birds at carcasses ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
carrion removal
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nutrient recycling ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae ⓘ |
| feedingRole | dominant scavenger at carcasses ⓘ |
| flightBehavior | soaring on thermals ⓘ |
| genus | Torgos ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Arabian Peninsula dry regions
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sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
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| habitat |
arid regions
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dry savanna ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ |
| headColor | bare pink to reddish head ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Africa
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Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| neckColor | bare pink to reddish neck ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | mostly dark brown to blackish body ⓘ |
| scientificName | Torgos tracheliotos ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | female slightly larger than male ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often feeds in groups at carcasses ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
decline in wild ungulate populations
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habitat loss ⓘ persecution ⓘ poisoning ⓘ |
| wingspan |
among largest of African vultures
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up to about 2.7 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: lappet-faced vulture Description of subject: The lappet-faced vulture is a large, powerful Old World vulture of African and Arabian dry regions, recognized by its bare, wrinkled head and neck folds and its role as a dominant scavenger at carcasses.
Referenced by (1)
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