California gull
E121090
The California gull is a medium-sized North American gull species best known for its historic role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah from a devastating insect infestation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California gull canonical | 5 |
| Larus californicus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1052081 — 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: California gull Context triple: [Utah, hasOfficialBird, California gull]
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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.
American white pelican
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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C.
Hawaiian goose
The Hawaiian goose, or nēnē, is a rare, medium-sized goose endemic to Hawaii and recognized as the state bird, known for its distinctive barred neck and adaptation to volcanic landscapes.
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D.
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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E.
California condor
The California condor is a critically endangered New World vulture and one of the largest flying birds in North America, known for its massive wingspan and intensive conservation and reintroduction efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: California gull Target entity description: The California gull is a medium-sized North American gull species best known for its historic role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah from a devastating insect infestation.
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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.
American white pelican
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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C.
Hawaiian goose
The Hawaiian goose, or nēnē, is a rare, medium-sized goose endemic to Hawaii and recognized as the state bird, known for its distinctive barred neck and adaptation to volcanic landscapes.
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D.
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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E.
California condor
The California condor is a critically endangered New World vulture and one of the largest flying birds in North America, known for its massive wingspan and intensive conservation and reintroduction efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
gull ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Mormon cricket infestation in Utah ⓘ |
| billColor | yellow with black ring and red spot in adults ⓘ |
| binomialName |
California gull
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Larus californicus
|
| bodyLength | about 46–54 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | about 430–1040 g ⓘ |
| breedingColonyType | colonial nester ⓘ |
| breedingRangeIncludes |
Plains of Canada
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surface form:
Canadian Prairies
Great Basin ⓘ northern Great Plains ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
interior North America
ⓘ
western North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–3 eggs ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| culturalSymbolOf | Utah ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Newbold Lawrence ⓘ |
| diet |
carrion
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eggs ⓘ fish ⓘ garbage ⓘ grain ⓘ insects ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| eggColor | olive to brown with dark spots ⓘ |
| family | Laridae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | opportunistic omnivore ⓘ |
| genus | Larus ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
coastal shorelines ⓘ lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFor | role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah ⓘ |
| legColor | greenish-yellow ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | ground ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | gray back with white head and underparts in breeding adults ⓘ |
| similarTo |
herring gull
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ring-billed gull ⓘ |
| stateBirdOf | Utah ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 122–137 cm ⓘ |
| winterRangeIncludes |
Baja California
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California coast ⓘ Gulf of California ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Mexico
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Pacific coast of North America ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ |
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Subject: California gull Description of subject: The California gull is a medium-sized North American gull species best known for its historic role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah from a devastating insect infestation.
Referenced by (6)
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