greater flamingo
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The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread flamingo species, known for its pale pink plumage, long legs, and extensive breeding colonies in wetlands across Africa, southern Europe, and parts of Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| greater flamingo canonical | 9 |
| Phoenicopterus roseus | 3 |
| Phoenicopterus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T498161 — 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: greater flamingo Context triple: [Camargue, hasAnimal, greater flamingo]
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A.
American flamingo
The American flamingo is a large, bright pink wading bird native to the Caribbean and parts of the Americas, known for its long legs, downward-curved bill, and social flocks in coastal wetlands and lagoons.
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B.
Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
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C.
Numida meleagris
Numida meleagris, commonly known as the helmeted guineafowl, is an African gamebird domesticated worldwide for its meat, eggs, and insect-control abilities.
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D.
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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E.
Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: greater flamingo Target entity description: The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread flamingo species, known for its pale pink plumage, long legs, and extensive breeding colonies in wetlands across Africa, southern Europe, and parts of Asia.
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A.
American flamingo
The American flamingo is a large, bright pink wading bird native to the Caribbean and parts of the Americas, known for its long legs, downward-curved bill, and social flocks in coastal wetlands and lagoons.
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B.
Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
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C.
Numida meleagris
Numida meleagris, commonly known as the helmeted guineafowl, is an African gamebird domesticated worldwide for its meat, eggs, and insect-control abilities.
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D.
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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E.
Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
flamingo ⓘ |
| averageHeight | 110–150 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 2–4 kg ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | 140–170 cm ⓘ |
| billColor | pink with black tip ⓘ |
| binomialName |
greater flamingo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicopterus roseus
|
| breedingSite |
islands in shallow lakes
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Camargue
ⓘ
surface form:
Camargue, France
Doñana National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Doñana, Spain
Lake Natron ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Natron region, East Africa
Rann of Kutch ⓘ
surface form:
Rann of Kutch, India
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| colorationCause | carotenoid pigments from diet ⓘ |
| commonName |
greater flamingo
ⓘ
roseate flamingo ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy | Pallas ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
East Africa
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| eats |
algae
ⓘ
diatoms ⓘ molluscs ⓘ small crustaceans ⓘ small insects ⓘ |
| eggColor | white ⓘ |
| family | Phoenicopteridae ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | filter feeding ⓘ |
| forms | large colonies ⓘ |
| genus |
Phoenicopteridae
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicopterus
|
| habitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ salt pans ⓘ shallow brackish lakes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | pink ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 40 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to 30 years ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Asia
Southern Europe ⓘ
surface form:
southern Europe
|
| nestType | mud cone nest ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
downcurved bill
ⓘ
long S-shaped neck ⓘ long legs ⓘ pale pink plumage ⓘ |
| order | Phoenicopteriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
pale pink
ⓘ
white with pink tinges ⓘ |
| sexDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1811 ⓘ |
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Subject: greater flamingo Description of subject: The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread flamingo species, known for its pale pink plumage, long legs, and extensive breeding colonies in wetlands across Africa, southern Europe, and parts of Asia.
Referenced by (13)
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