Cape vulture
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape vulture canonical | 2 |
| Cape griffon | 1 |
| Gyps fulvus | 1 |
| Kolbe's vulture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1157528 — 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: Cape vulture Context triple: [uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park, fauna, Cape vulture]
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A.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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B.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
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C.
Swartkrans
Swartkrans is a key paleoanthropological cave site in South Africa renowned for its rich fossil hominin remains and evidence of early human behavior.
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D.
Aquila rapax
Aquila rapax, commonly known as the tawny eagle, is a large bird of prey found across Africa and parts of Asia, recognized for its broad wings, powerful build, and scavenging as well as hunting habits.
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E.
Andean condor
The Andean condor is a massive South American vulture and national symbol of several Andean countries, renowned for its impressive wingspan and soaring flight over high mountain ranges.
- 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: Cape vulture Target entity description: 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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A.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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B.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
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C.
Swartkrans
Swartkrans is a key paleoanthropological cave site in South Africa renowned for its rich fossil hominin remains and evidence of early human behavior.
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D.
Aquila rapax
Aquila rapax, commonly known as the tawny eagle, is a large bird of prey found across Africa and parts of Asia, recognized for its broad wings, powerful build, and scavenging as well as hunting habits.
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E.
Andean condor
The Andean condor is a massive South American vulture and national symbol of several Andean countries, renowned for its impressive wingspan and soaring flight over high mountain ranges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old World vulture
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bird species ⓘ scavenger ⓘ |
| binomialName | Gyps coprotheres ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cape vulture
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape griffon
Cape vulture ⓘ Cape vulture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kolbe's vulture
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| conservationAction |
benefits from vulture restaurants (supplementary feeding sites)
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monitored by conservation organizations in southern Africa ⓘ |
| diet | carrion ⓘ |
| distributionType | breeds in colonies on cliffs ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | scavenges on carcasses of large mammals ⓘ |
| flightBehavior | soars on thermals ⓘ |
| forms | colonial nesting colonies ⓘ |
| genus | Gyps ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliffs
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mountainous areas ⓘ open savanna ⓘ |
| headColor | bald bluish head ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Botswana
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Lesotho ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
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| neckFeature | downy neck ruff ⓘ |
| nestingSite | cliff ledges ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
darker brown wing coverts
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pale cream to buff body ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays a single egg per breeding season ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | scavenger that helps remove carcasses ⓘ |
| size | large vulture ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
collision with power lines
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decline in wild ungulate populations ⓘ electrocution on power lines ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ poisoning ⓘ traditional medicine trade ⓘ |
| vision | excellent eyesight for locating carcasses ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 2.3 to 2.6 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape vulture Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gyps fulvus
this entity surface form:
Cape griffon
this entity surface form:
Kolbe's vulture