Fratercula

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Fratercula is a genus of seabirds in the auk family that includes the colorful, stocky-beaked puffins found across North Atlantic and North Pacific coasts.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Fratercula canonical 1
Fratercula cirrhata 1
Fratercula corniculata 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
associatedWith Northern Hemisphere seabird communities
belongsToGroup auks
breedingHabitat offshore islands
sea cliffs
class Aves
commonName puffins
conservationConcern some colonies impacted by introduced predators
some populations affected by overfishing of forage fish
some species affected by climate change impacts on prey
containsTaxon Fratercula arctica
Fratercula self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fratercula cirrhata

Fratercula self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fratercula corniculata
describedAs seabird genus
diet marine invertebrates
small fish
distribution Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic

Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific
etymology derived from Medieval Latin "fratercula" meaning "little brother" or "friar"
family Alcidae
feedingBehavior pursuit diving
flightStyle rapid wingbeats
habitat North Atlantic Ocean coasts
North Pacific Ocean coasts
marine coastal waters
hasLifeStage pelagic outside breeding season
kingdom Animalia
notableCharacteristic colorful bill in breeding season
stocky body
upright posture
order Charadriiformes
parentTaxon Alcidae
phylum Chordata
reproduction nests in burrows or rock crevices
socialBehavior colonial breeder
swimmingStyle underwater wing-propelled swimming
taxonRank genus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlantic puffin genus Fratercula
Fratercula containsTaxon Fratercula self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fratercula corniculata
Fratercula containsTaxon Fratercula self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fratercula cirrhata