Great hornbill
E173519
The great hornbill is a large, striking forest bird of South and Southeast Asia, known for its massive curved bill topped with a prominent casque and its loud, whooshing wingbeats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great hornbill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1529559 — 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: Great hornbill Context triple: [Western Ghats, habitatFor, Great hornbill]
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A.
Sumba hornbill
The Sumba hornbill is a large, distinctive hornbill species native only to Indonesia’s Sumba Island, known for its prominent bill and role in the island’s forest ecosystem.
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B.
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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C.
Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
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D.
Magellanic woodpecker
The Magellanic woodpecker is a large, striking black-and-red woodpecker native to the temperate forests of southern South America, particularly in Patagonia.
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E.
Himalayan monal
The Himalayan monal is a brightly colored pheasant species native to the Himalayan forests, renowned for the iridescent plumage of the males and its cultural significance across the region.
- 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: Great hornbill Target entity description: The great hornbill is a large, striking forest bird of South and Southeast Asia, known for its massive curved bill topped with a prominent casque and its loud, whooshing wingbeats.
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A.
Sumba hornbill
The Sumba hornbill is a large, distinctive hornbill species native only to Indonesia’s Sumba Island, known for its prominent bill and role in the island’s forest ecosystem.
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B.
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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C.
Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
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D.
Magellanic woodpecker
The Magellanic woodpecker is a large, striking black-and-red woodpecker native to the temperate forests of southern South America, particularly in Patagonia.
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E.
Himalayan monal
The Himalayan monal is a brightly colored pheasant species native to the Himalayan forests, renowned for the iridescent plumage of the males and its cultural significance across the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
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hornbill ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | approximately 95 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | approximately 150 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
great Indian hornbill
ⓘ
great hornbill ⓘ two-horned casqued hornbill ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| culturalSignificance |
important in many indigenous cultures of Northeast India
ⓘ
state bird of Kerala, India ⓘ |
| diet | frugivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
birds
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figs ⓘ insects ⓘ other fruits ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Bucerotidae ⓘ |
| femaleFeature |
smaller casque
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white eye ring ⓘ |
| foundIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ Borneo ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ India ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| genus |
Buceros bicornis
ⓘ
surface form:
Buceros
|
| habitat |
evergreen forest
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moist deciduous forest ⓘ tropical forest canopy ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maleFeature |
larger casque
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red eye ring ⓘ |
| maleRole | feeds female and chicks through nest slit ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
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Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nestingBehavior | female sealed in nest cavity with mud and droppings ⓘ |
| nestingSite | tree cavity ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
black and white wings
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large curved yellow bill ⓘ loud whooshing wingbeats ⓘ prominent casque on bill ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
habitat loss
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hunting for casque and feathers ⓘ |
| scientificName | Buceros bicornis ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
often seen in pairs
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sometimes forms small flocks ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Great hornbill Description of subject: The great hornbill is a large, striking forest bird of South and Southeast Asia, known for its massive curved bill topped with a prominent casque and its loud, whooshing wingbeats.
Referenced by (1)
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