Cory's shearwater
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Cory's shearwater is a large pelagic seabird of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nesting on remote Atlantic islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cory's shearwater canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6492507 — 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: Cory's shearwater Context triple: [Savage Islands, fauna, Cory's shearwater]
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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.
Gould’s petrel
Gould’s petrel is a small, endangered seabird species of the gadfly petrel group, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and restricted breeding colonies off eastern Australia.
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C.
Atlantic petrel
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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D.
Antarctic tern
The Antarctic tern is a small, migratory seabird of polar regions, known for its graceful flight, long-distance movements, and nesting on rocky Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts and islands.
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E.
Hartlaub's gull
Hartlaub's gull is a small, coastal gull species native to southern Africa, commonly found along the Atlantic shores and islands such as Dassen Island.
- 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: Cory's shearwater Target entity description: Cory's shearwater is a large pelagic seabird of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nesting on remote Atlantic islands.
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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.
Gould’s petrel
Gould’s petrel is a small, endangered seabird species of the gadfly petrel group, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and restricted breeding colonies off eastern Australia.
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C.
Atlantic petrel
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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D.
Antarctic tern
The Antarctic tern is a small, migratory seabird of polar regions, known for its graceful flight, long-distance movements, and nesting on rocky Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts and islands.
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E.
Hartlaub's gull
Hartlaub's gull is a small, coastal gull species native to southern Africa, commonly found along the Atlantic shores and islands such as Dassen Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal at breeding colonies ⓘ |
| billColor | yellow bill with darker tip ⓘ |
| binomialName | Calonectris diomedea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 45–56 cm ⓘ |
| bodySize | large for a shearwater ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | remote Atlantic islands ⓘ |
| breedingSiteType |
burrows
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ rock crevices ⓘ rocky islands ⓘ |
| breedsOn |
Azores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balearic Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Berlengas Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeira NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean islands ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cory's shearwater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scopoli's shearwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
shallow plunge-diving
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surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Calonectris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Macaronesian islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
open ocean
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pelagic zone of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| navigationAbility | long-distance oceanic navigation ⓘ |
| nestType | burrow nester ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
waters off South America ⓘ waters off southern Africa ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| plumage | grey-brown upperparts and white underparts ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in longline fisheries
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introduced predators at breeding colonies ⓘ light pollution near colonies ⓘ |
| vocalizationContext | mainly vocal at night near colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 112–126 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cory's shearwater Description of subject: Cory's shearwater is a large pelagic seabird of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nesting on remote Atlantic islands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.