common murre
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The common murre is a seabird of the auk family known for its dense breeding colonies on sea cliffs and its diving prowess in cold northern oceans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| common murre canonical | 1 |
| thick-billed murre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437349 — 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: common murre Context triple: [Alcidae, notableSpecies, common murre]
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A.
Brünnich's guillemot
Brünnich's guillemot is a northern seabird species in the auk family, known for nesting in dense colonies on Arctic sea cliffs and diving to great depths to feed on fish and invertebrates.
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B.
Puffinus puffinus
Puffinus puffinus is a small, long-lived seabird species known as the Manx shearwater, famous for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nocturnal breeding colonies on offshore islands.
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C.
Kelp gull
The kelp gull is a large, coastal seabird of the Southern Hemisphere known for its black-and-white plumage, robust yellow bill, and opportunistic scavenging habits around shorelines and islands.
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D.
marbled murrelet
The marbled murrelet is a small, elusive seabird of the North Pacific coast, notable for nesting high in old-growth forest canopies rather than on cliffs or the ground like most seabirds.
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E.
Cassin’s Auklet
Cassin’s Auklet is a small, nocturnal seabird of the auk family found along the North Pacific coast, known for nesting in burrows on offshore islands and feeding on zooplankton.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: common murre Target entity description: The common murre is a seabird of the auk family known for its dense breeding colonies on sea cliffs and its diving prowess in cold northern oceans.
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A.
Brünnich's guillemot
Brünnich's guillemot is a northern seabird species in the auk family, known for nesting in dense colonies on Arctic sea cliffs and diving to great depths to feed on fish and invertebrates.
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B.
Puffinus puffinus
Puffinus puffinus is a small, long-lived seabird species known as the Manx shearwater, famous for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nocturnal breeding colonies on offshore islands.
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C.
Kelp gull
The kelp gull is a large, coastal seabird of the Southern Hemisphere known for its black-and-white plumage, robust yellow bill, and opportunistic scavenging habits around shorelines and islands.
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D.
marbled murrelet
The marbled murrelet is a small, elusive seabird of the North Pacific coast, notable for nesting high in old-growth forest canopies rather than on cliffs or the ground like most seabirds.
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E.
Cassin’s Auklet
Cassin’s Auklet is a small, nocturnal seabird of the auk family found along the North Pacific coast, known for nesting in burrows on offshore islands and feeding on zooplankton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
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auk ⓘ bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName | Uria aalge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 38–46 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | ~945–1044 g ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageColor | blackish-brown upperparts and white underparts ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Arctic Ocean coasts
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedsOn |
rocky islands
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sea cliffs ⓘ |
| bridledMorphFeature | white eye-ring with line behind eye ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
common guillemot
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common murre ⓘ thin-billed murre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Peter Simon Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dietIncludes |
crustaceans
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| eggColor | highly variable and spotted ⓘ |
| eggShape | pyriform ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | pursuit diving ⓘ |
| forms | dense breeding colonies ⓘ |
| genus | Uria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| hasMorph | bridled morph ⓘ |
| incubationBy | both parents ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | blackish ⓘ |
| maxDiveDepth | over 100 meters ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nestType | bare rock ledge nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingPlumageColor | more white on face and neck ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCareBy | both parents ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predatorsInclude |
foxes at colonies
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large gulls ⓘ raptors ⓘ |
| primaryDiet | fish ⓘ |
| rangeCountriesInclude |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swimsBy | wing-propelled diving ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatsInclude |
bycatch in fishing gear
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climate change impacts on marine food webs ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ overfishing of prey ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | growls and croaks at colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | 61–73 cm ⓘ |
| winteringArea | offshore northern oceans ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1769 ⓘ |
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Subject: common murre Description of subject: The common murre is a seabird of the auk family known for its dense breeding colonies on sea cliffs and its diving prowess in cold northern oceans.
Referenced by (2)
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