whistling fruit dove
E352353
The whistling fruit dove is a small, brightly colored fruit-eating dove native to Fiji, known for the male’s vivid plumage and distinctive whistling call.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Layard's fruit dove | 1 |
| whistling fruit dove canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3385772 — 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: whistling fruit dove Context triple: [Kadavu, hasEndemicSpecies, whistling fruit dove]
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A.
Emerald dove
The emerald dove is a small, vividly green-plumaged pigeon species found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, known for its iridescent wings and quiet, ground-dwelling habits in forested areas.
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B.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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C.
rufous scrub-bird
The rufous scrub-bird is a small, elusive Australian songbird known for its rich rufous plumage, loud ringing calls, and preference for dense, wet forest undergrowth.
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D.
Eurasian collared dove
The Eurasian collared dove is a medium-sized, pale gray-buff dove native to Europe and Asia that has rapidly expanded its range across many parts of the world, often thriving in urban and suburban environments.
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E.
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small, metallic-green parasitic cuckoo species native to Australia and nearby regions, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
- 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: whistling fruit dove Target entity description: The whistling fruit dove is a small, brightly colored fruit-eating dove native to Fiji, known for the male’s vivid plumage and distinctive whistling call.
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A.
Emerald dove
The emerald dove is a small, vividly green-plumaged pigeon species found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, known for its iridescent wings and quiet, ground-dwelling habits in forested areas.
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B.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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C.
rufous scrub-bird
The rufous scrub-bird is a small, elusive Australian songbird known for its rich rufous plumage, loud ringing calls, and preference for dense, wet forest undergrowth.
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D.
Eurasian collared dove
The Eurasian collared dove is a medium-sized, pale gray-buff dove native to Europe and Asia that has rapidly expanded its range across many parts of the world, often thriving in urban and suburban environments.
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E.
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small, metallic-green parasitic cuckoo species native to Australia and nearby regions, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
fruit dove ⓘ species ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Ptilinopus
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptilinopus (genus)
|
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
whistling fruit dove
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Layard's fruit dove
whistling fruit dove ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy | George Robert Gray ⓘ |
| diet | frugivore ⓘ |
| eats | fruit ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Fiji ⓘ |
| family | Columbidae ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | Fiji ⓘ |
| genus | Ptilinopus ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical forest
ⓘ
tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasBeak | true ⓘ |
| hasFeathers | true ⓘ |
| hasSexualDimorphism | true ⓘ |
| hasWings | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumage | brightly colored ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Fiji ⓘ |
| order | Columbiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Ptilinopus
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptilinopus layardi
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | whistling call ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1856 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: whistling fruit dove Description of subject: The whistling fruit dove is a small, brightly colored fruit-eating dove native to Fiji, known for the male’s vivid plumage and distinctive whistling call.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Layard's fruit dove