Eurasian griffon vulture
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The Eurasian griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture species native to parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia, known for its broad wings, soaring flight, and scavenging habits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eurasian griffon vulture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11449862 — 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: Eurasian griffon vulture Context triple: [griffon vulture, commonName, Eurasian griffon vulture]
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Himalayan griffon vulture
The Himalayan griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture native to the high mountains of Central and South Asia, where it soars over alpine and subalpine habitats scavenging on carrion.
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B.
Rüppell's vulture
Rüppell's vulture is a large African vulture species renowned for its record-breaking high-altitude flight and its role as a scavenger in savanna and Sahel ecosystems.
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C.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
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D.
Egyptian vulture
The Egyptian vulture is a small, white-and-black Old World vulture known for its distinctive yellow face and rare use of tools, such as stones to break open eggs.
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E.
lappet-faced vulture
The lappet-faced vulture is a large, powerful Old World vulture of African and Arabian dry regions, recognized by its bare, wrinkled head and neck folds and its role as a dominant scavenger at carcasses.
- 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: Eurasian griffon vulture Target entity description: The Eurasian griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture species native to parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia, known for its broad wings, soaring flight, and scavenging habits.
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A.
Himalayan griffon vulture
The Himalayan griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture native to the high mountains of Central and South Asia, where it soars over alpine and subalpine habitats scavenging on carrion.
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B.
Rüppell's vulture
Rüppell's vulture is a large African vulture species renowned for its record-breaking high-altitude flight and its role as a scavenger in savanna and Sahel ecosystems.
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C.
Cape vulture
The Cape vulture is a large, pale Old World vulture native to southern Africa, known for its cliff-nesting colonies and its status as a threatened scavenger species.
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D.
Egyptian vulture
The Egyptian vulture is a small, white-and-black Old World vulture known for its distinctive yellow face and rare use of tools, such as stones to break open eggs.
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E.
lappet-faced vulture
The lappet-faced vulture is a large, powerful Old World vulture of African and Arabian dry regions, recognized by its bare, wrinkled head and neck folds and its role as a dominant scavenger at carcasses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old World vulture
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bird species ⓘ scavenger ⓘ vulture ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Old World vultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| binomialName | Gyps fulvus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
Eurasian griffon vulture
NERFINISHED
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griffon vulture ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carrion ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | scavenging ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Gyps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliffs
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mountainous regions ⓘ open landscapes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestSite | cliff ledges ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
broad wingspan
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featherless head and neck ⓘ hooked beak ⓘ soaring flight ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | scavenger that removes carcasses ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
colonial nester
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gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
food shortage
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habitat loss ⓘ poisoning ⓘ |
| wingType | broad wings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eurasian griffon vulture Description of subject: The Eurasian griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture species native to parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia, known for its broad wings, soaring flight, and scavenging habits.
Referenced by (1)
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