Goliath heron
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The Goliath heron is the world’s largest heron species, a towering wading bird of African wetlands known for its massive size, chestnut plumage, and solitary hunting behavior.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ardea | 2 |
| Goliath heron canonical | 2 |
| Ardea goliath | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3152603 — 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: Goliath heron Context triple: [Murchison Falls National Park, hasBirdSpecies, Goliath heron]
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A.
Verreaux's eagle
Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
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B.
Cape Bird
Cape Bird is an ice-free volcanic headland on Ross Island in Antarctica, known for its large Adélie penguin colonies and scientific research stations.
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C.
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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D.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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E.
greater adjutant stork
The greater adjutant stork is a large, endangered scavenging stork native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its massive bill, bare head and neck, and reliance on wetlands and garbage dumps for feeding.
- 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: Goliath heron Target entity description: The Goliath heron is the world’s largest heron species, a towering wading bird of African wetlands known for its massive size, chestnut plumage, and solitary hunting behavior.
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A.
Verreaux's eagle
Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
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B.
Cape Bird
Cape Bird is an ice-free volcanic headland on Ross Island in Antarctica, known for its large Adélie penguin colonies and scientific research stations.
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C.
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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D.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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E.
greater adjutant stork
The greater adjutant stork is a large, endangered scavenging stork native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its massive bill, bare head and neck, and reliance on wetlands and garbage dumps for feeding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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heron ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Goliath heron
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ardea goliath
|
| bodyMass | about 4 to 5 kg ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2 to 4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Goliath heron
self-link
ⓘ
giant heron ⓘ |
| conservationMeasures |
protected areas in range countries
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wetland protection ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ |
| diet |
amphibians
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ small reptiles ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale blue-green ⓘ |
| family | Ardeidae ⓘ |
| foragingMethod |
slow stalking in water
ⓘ
standing and waiting in shallow water ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | solitary hunter ⓘ |
| genus | Ardea ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal wetlands
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estuaries ⓘ freshwater wetlands ⓘ lagoons ⓘ lakes ⓘ mangroves ⓘ marshes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | blackish ⓘ |
| maximumHeight |
about 150 cm
ⓘ
about 5 feet ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| nativeToRegion |
Sub-Saharan Africa
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surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
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| nestLocation |
reeds
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trees near water ⓘ |
| nestType | large stick nest ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
long legs
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massive bill ⓘ solitary behavior ⓘ very large size ⓘ world’s largest heron species ⓘ |
| occursIn |
East Africa
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India ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Madagascar ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Nile Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River basin
Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ West Africa ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
southwestern Asia ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black and white streaking on neck
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chestnut ⓘ slate gray ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
disturbance by humans
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pollution ⓘ wetland habitat loss ⓘ |
| vocalization | deep booming call ⓘ |
| wingspan |
about 230 to 260 cm
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about 7.5 to 8.5 feet ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goliath heron Description of subject: The Goliath heron is the world’s largest heron species, a towering wading bird of African wetlands known for its massive size, chestnut plumage, and solitary hunting behavior.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ardea
this entity surface form:
Ardea goliath