lammergeyer
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The lammergeyer, or bearded vulture, is a large Old World vulture known for its distinctive beard-like feathers and habit of dropping bones from great heights to crack them open for marrow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lammergeyer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11629453 — 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: lammergeyer Context triple: [Bearded vulture, commonName, lammergeyer]
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A.
Gemerek
Gemerek is a town and district in central Turkey known for its location within Sivas Province on the Anatolian plateau.
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B.
Obergerlafingen
Obergerlafingen is a small municipality in the canton of Solothurn in northwestern Switzerland.
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C.
Gantenbein
Gantenbein is the enigmatic, shape-shifting central figure in Max Frisch’s novel "Mein Name sei Gantenbein," through whom themes of identity, role-playing, and the fluidity of self are explored.
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D.
Schmarbeck
Schmarbeck is a small watercourse in Lower Saxony, Germany, known as one of the minor streams feeding into the Örtze River within the Lüneburg Heath region.
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E.
Germoe
Germoe is a small rural village and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, known for its historic church and scenic countryside near the coast.
- 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: lammergeyer Target entity description: The lammergeyer, or bearded vulture, is a large Old World vulture known for its distinctive beard-like feathers and habit of dropping bones from great heights to crack them open for marrow.
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A.
Gemerek
Gemerek is a town and district in central Turkey known for its location within Sivas Province on the Anatolian plateau.
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B.
Obergerlafingen
Obergerlafingen is a small municipality in the canton of Solothurn in northwestern Switzerland.
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C.
Gantenbein
Gantenbein is the enigmatic, shape-shifting central figure in Max Frisch’s novel "Mein Name sei Gantenbein," through whom themes of identity, role-playing, and the fluidity of self are explored.
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D.
Schmarbeck
Schmarbeck is a small watercourse in Lower Saxony, Germany, known as one of the minor streams feeding into the Örtze River within the Lüneburg Heath region.
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E.
Germoe
Germoe is a small rural village and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, known for its historic church and scenic countryside near the coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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raptor ⓘ vulture ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 94–125 centimetres ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 4.5–7.8 kilograms ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | 2.3–2.8 metres ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | monogamous pairs ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
bearded vulture
ⓘ
lammergeier ⓘ |
| commonNameOf |
Gypaetus barbatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Gypaetus
|
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
featured in Alpine folklore
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sometimes mistaken for a lamb-carrying eagle in legends ⓘ |
| diet |
bones
ⓘ
carrion ⓘ |
| distribution |
Caucasus
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ East Africa ⓘ Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Tibetan Plateau ⓘ mountain ranges of Europe ⓘ |
| eyeColor | red to orange iris ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | drops bones from height to crack them ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring and gliding ⓘ |
| genus | Gypaetus ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliffs
ⓘ
high mountain regions ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategory | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 30 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| nestingSite | cliff ledges ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
bone-dropping to access marrow
ⓘ
staining feathers with iron-rich soil ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageCharacteristic |
beard-like feathers on chin
ⓘ
black eye-stripe ⓘ rusty or orange-stained underparts ⓘ |
| reintroductionPrograms | Alps ⓘ |
| specialization | bone marrow consumption ⓘ |
| species |
Gypaetus barbatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Gypaetus
|
| threats |
habitat loss
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human persecution ⓘ poisoning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: lammergeyer Description of subject: The lammergeyer, or bearded vulture, is a large Old World vulture known for its distinctive beard-like feathers and habit of dropping bones from great heights to crack them open for marrow.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
bearded vulture