American white pelican
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The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American white pelican canonical | 6 |
| Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1003961 — 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: American white pelican Context triple: [Walker Lake, isHabitatFor, American white pelican]
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A.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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B.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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C.
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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D.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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E.
greater flamingo
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: American white pelican Target entity description: The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
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A.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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B.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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C.
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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D.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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E.
greater flamingo
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
pelican ⓘ waterbird ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 130–180 cm ⓘ |
| averageBodyMass | 5–9 kg ⓘ |
| averageWingspan |
240–300 cm
ⓘ
8–10 ft ⓘ |
| billColor | orange ⓘ |
| binomialName |
American white pelican
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
|
| breedingSite | isolated islands in lakes ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
interior North America
ⓘ
western North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2 eggs typical ⓘ |
| commonName |
American white pelican
self-link
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white pelican ⓘ |
| conservationThreat |
disturbance at breeding colonies
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ |
| diet |
amphibians
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | brown pelican ⓘ |
| family | Pelecanidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
cooperative foraging
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group feeding in shallow water ⓘ |
| flightBehavior |
gliding in formation
ⓘ
soaring ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | scooping prey with bill pouch ⓘ |
| foragingStyleComparedToBrownPelican | does not plunge-dive ⓘ |
| genus | Pelecanus ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ shallow wetlands ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | orange ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large expandable gular pouch
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one of the largest North American birds by wingspan ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | white ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
colonial nester
ⓘ
highly gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingColor | black primary feathers ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Central America
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Mexico ⓘ coastal southern United States ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
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Subject: American white pelican Description of subject: The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
Referenced by (7)
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