Atlantic petrel
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The Atlantic petrel is a medium-sized, nocturnal seabird of the Southern Ocean known for its long-distance oceanic flights and highly restricted breeding range centered on remote islands like Gough Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atlantic petrel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4590570 — 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: Atlantic petrel Context triple: [Gough Island, breedingSiteFor, Atlantic petrel]
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manx shearwater
The Manx shearwater is a long-lived, nocturnal seabird known for its slender black-and-white body, rapid wingbeats, and extensive transoceanic migrations between North Atlantic breeding islands and South American waters.
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B.
Hawaiian petrel
The Hawaiian petrel is an endangered, nocturnal seabird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and nesting in remote high-elevation burrows.
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Atlantic puffin
The Atlantic puffin is a small, stocky seabird of the North Atlantic known for its colorful, parrot-like bill and its habit of nesting in colonies on coastal cliffs and islands.
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D.
Laysan albatross
The Laysan albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the North Pacific Ocean, known for its impressive wingspan, extensive oceanic migrations, and dense breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Hawaiian archipelago.
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E.
northern gannet
The northern gannet is a large seabird of the North Atlantic known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for fish.
- 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: Atlantic petrel Target entity description: The Atlantic petrel is a medium-sized, nocturnal seabird of the Southern Ocean known for its long-distance oceanic flights and highly restricted breeding range centered on remote islands like Gough Island.
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A.
manx shearwater
The Manx shearwater is a long-lived, nocturnal seabird known for its slender black-and-white body, rapid wingbeats, and extensive transoceanic migrations between North Atlantic breeding islands and South American waters.
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B.
Hawaiian petrel
The Hawaiian petrel is an endangered, nocturnal seabird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and nesting in remote high-elevation burrows.
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C.
Atlantic puffin
The Atlantic puffin is a small, stocky seabird of the North Atlantic known for its colorful, parrot-like bill and its habit of nesting in colonies on coastal cliffs and islands.
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D.
Laysan albatross
The Laysan albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the North Pacific Ocean, known for its impressive wingspan, extensive oceanic migrations, and dense breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Hawaiian archipelago.
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E.
northern gannet
The northern gannet is a large seabird of the North Atlantic known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for fish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
petrel ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal at breeding colonies ⓘ |
| behavior |
colonial breeder
ⓘ
migratory ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pterodroma incerta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
island uplands
ⓘ
steep slopes with soft soil ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Gough Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tristan da Cunha archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingRangeCharacteristic | highly restricted ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral winter ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| colonyAttendance | mainly at night ⓘ |
| commonName |
Atlantic petrel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gough petrel ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | rapid population decline at Gough Island ⓘ |
| describedBy | Schlegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
waters around Tristan da Cunha ⓘ |
| endemicTo | breeding on Gough Island region ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightCapability | long-distance oceanic flights ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
dipping
ⓘ
surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Pterodroma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Southern Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ pelagic waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nestType | burrow nest ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | South Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | medium-sized seabird ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change impacts on food supply
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introduced house mice ⓘ predation on chicks ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atlantic petrel Description of subject: The Atlantic petrel is a medium-sized, nocturnal seabird of the Southern Ocean known for its long-distance oceanic flights and highly restricted breeding range centered on remote islands like Gough Island.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.