Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
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Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is an Australian sporting mascot character based on the native red-tailed black cockatoo, created to represent Australian wildlife and culture at major events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T468798 — 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.
Target entity: Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Context triple: [2006 Commonwealth Games, mascot, Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo]
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Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
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Aquila verreauxii
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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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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zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) is a small, socially monogamous Australian songbird widely used in research on vocal learning, neurobiology, and behavior.
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Macrocephalon maleo
Macrocephalon maleo is a large, endangered Indonesian bird species known for its unique behavior of burying its eggs in warm sand or soil to be incubated by geothermal or solar heat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Target entity description: Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is an Australian sporting mascot character based on the native red-tailed black cockatoo, created to represent Australian wildlife and culture at major events.
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A.
Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
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B.
Aquila verreauxii
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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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.
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) is a small, socially monogamous Australian songbird widely used in research on vocal learning, neurobiology, and behavior.
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E.
Macrocephalon maleo
Macrocephalon maleo is a large, endangered Indonesian bird species known for its unique behavior of burying its eggs in warm sand or soil to be incubated by geothermal or solar heat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional bird character
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sporting mascot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian national teams
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Australian sports ⓘ |
| basedOn | red-tailed black cockatoo ⓘ |
| category |
Australian mascots
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fictional cockatoos ⓘ sports mascots ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| createdTo |
promote Australian culture
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promote Australian wildlife ⓘ serve as national mascot at events ⓘ |
| designedFor |
media promotion
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public appearances ⓘ sporting ceremonies ⓘ |
| fictionalCounterpartOf | wild red-tailed black cockatoo ⓘ |
| habitatRepresented | Australian bushlands ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart | red tail ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
colorful plumage
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energetic personality ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
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red ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo self-link ⓘ |
| hasName | Karak ⓘ |
| isMascotFor | Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| portrays | a red-tailed black cockatoo ⓘ |
| represents |
Australian culture
ⓘ
Australian wildlife ⓘ |
| speciesModeled | Calyptorhynchus banksii ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
environmental awareness
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national pride ⓘ native Australian fauna ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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sports fans ⓘ |
| usedAs | sporting event mascot ⓘ |
| usedAt | major events in Australia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Description of subject: Karak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is an Australian sporting mascot character based on the native red-tailed black cockatoo, created to represent Australian wildlife and culture at major events.
Referenced by (2)
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