New World vultures
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New World vultures are a family of scavenging birds of prey native to the Americas, known for their keen sense of smell and ecological role in consuming carrion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New World vultures canonical | 6 |
| New World | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2314754 — 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: New World vultures Context triple: [Cathartidae, commonName, New World vultures]
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A.
New World
The New World refers to the Western Hemisphere, especially the Americas, as distinguished from the Old World of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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B.
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo is the Spanish term for the “New World,” historically referring to the Americas after their European discovery and exploration.
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C.
Old World vultures
Old World vultures are large scavenging birds of prey native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, known for feeding primarily on carrion and playing a crucial ecological role in cleaning up animal remains.
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D.
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) is a critically acclaimed, politically charged neo-soul and hip-hop–infused concept album by Erykah Badu that explores themes of social injustice, identity, and contemporary Black experience.
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E.
Four Worlds
Four Worlds is a central Kabbalistic framework that describes a hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms through which divine energy progressively manifests into the physical universe.
- 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: New World vultures Target entity description: New World vultures are a family of scavenging birds of prey native to the Americas, known for their keen sense of smell and ecological role in consuming carrion.
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A.
New World
The New World refers to the Western Hemisphere, especially the Americas, as distinguished from the Old World of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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B.
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo is the Spanish term for the “New World,” historically referring to the Americas after their European discovery and exploration.
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C.
Old World vultures
Old World vultures are large scavenging birds of prey native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, known for feeding primarily on carrion and playing a crucial ecological role in cleaning up animal remains.
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D.
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) is a critically acclaimed, politically charged neo-soul and hip-hop–infused concept album by Erykah Badu that explores themes of social injustice, identity, and contemporary Black experience.
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E.
Four Worlds
Four Worlds is a central Kabbalistic framework that describes a hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms through which divine energy progressively manifests into the physical universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
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raptor ⓘ scavenger ⓘ |
| beakType | hooked beak ⓘ |
| benefitsToHumans |
reduction of disease risk from decaying animals
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removal of animal carcasses ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| convergentWith | Old World vultures ⓘ |
| diet | carrion ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | scavenger of carcasses ⓘ |
| family | Cathartidae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring on thermals ⓘ |
| foundIn |
temperate regions
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tropical regions ⓘ |
| headFeathering | mostly bare head and neck ⓘ |
| includes |
Andean condor
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California condor ⓘ black vulture ⓘ greater yellow-headed vulture ⓘ king vulture ⓘ lesser yellow-headed vulture ⓘ turkey vulture ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lays | eggs ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
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Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bald head
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keen sense of smell ⓘ soaring flight ⓘ |
| order | Cathartiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFoodAcquisition |
locating carcasses by smell
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soaring to search for carrion ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
mountainous regions
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open areas ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Old World vultures ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility | well-developed olfaction ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often feed in groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| thermoregulationBehavior | urohydrosis ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
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human persecution ⓘ lead contamination ⓘ poisoning ⓘ |
| typicalClutchSize | 1–3 eggs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New World vultures Description of subject: New World vultures are a family of scavenging birds of prey native to the Americas, known for their keen sense of smell and ecological role in consuming carrion.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New World