Aquila verreauxii
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aquila verreauxii canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284403 — 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: Aquila verreauxii Context triple: [Aquila, notableSpecies, Aquila verreauxii]
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A.
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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B.
Aquila nipalensis
Aquila nipalensis, commonly known as the steppe eagle, is a large migratory bird of prey found across Eurasian steppes and parts of Africa, recognized for its powerful build and long-distance movements.
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C.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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D.
Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
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E.
harpy eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest and most powerful birds of prey, native to Central and South American rainforests and known for its massive talons and striking black, white, and gray plumage.
- 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: Aquila verreauxii Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Aquila nipalensis
Aquila nipalensis, commonly known as the steppe eagle, is a large migratory bird of prey found across Eurasian steppes and parts of Africa, recognized for its powerful build and long-distance movements.
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C.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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D.
Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
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E.
harpy eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest and most powerful birds of prey, native to Central and South American rainforests and known for its massive talons and striking black, white, and gray plumage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird of prey
ⓘ
eagle ⓘ species of bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Aquila verreauxii self-link ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 75–96 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Verreaux's eagle
ⓘ
black eagle ⓘ |
| describedBy | René Primevère Lesson ⓘ |
| diet |
birds
ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| distribution |
Drakensberg Mountains
ⓘ
Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ Great Escarpment of southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Namibian escarpment
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| family | Accipitridae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring and gliding ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | soaring over cliffs and slopes ⓘ |
| genus | Aquila ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliff faces
ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ rocky hills ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 20 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 16 years ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Africa
Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
|
| nestLocation | cliffs ⓘ |
| nestType | large stick nest ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes ⓘ |
| pairBond | long-term pair bonds ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | predominantly black ⓘ |
| primaryPrey | rock hyrax ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | female larger than male ⓘ |
| tailColor | black tail with white base ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| territorialBehavior | strongly territorial ⓘ |
| threats |
electrocution on power lines
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habitat loss ⓘ persecution by humans ⓘ |
| underwingPattern | distinctive white "V" on back and wings ⓘ |
| wingspan | 181–230 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Aquila verreauxii Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.