Nazca booby
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The Nazca booby is a large seabird of the eastern Pacific Ocean, known for its striking white plumage with black markings, strong marine foraging behavior, and breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Galápagos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nazca booby canonical | 11 |
| Nazca boobies | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3695652 — 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: Nazca booby Context triple: [Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, habitatFor, Nazca booby]
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Abbott’s booby
Abbott’s booby is a large, endangered seabird known for its restricted breeding range on Australia’s remote Christmas Island and its distinctive black-and-white plumage.
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B.
Cape Bird
Cape Bird is an ice-free volcanic headland on Ross Island in Antarctica, known for its large Adélie penguin colonies and scientific research stations.
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C.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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D.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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E.
Magellanic woodpecker
The Magellanic woodpecker is a large, striking black-and-red woodpecker native to the temperate forests of southern South America, particularly in Patagonia.
- 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: Nazca booby Target entity description: The Nazca booby is a large seabird of the eastern Pacific Ocean, known for its striking white plumage with black markings, strong marine foraging behavior, and breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Galápagos.
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A.
Abbott’s booby
Abbott’s booby is a large, endangered seabird known for its restricted breeding range on Australia’s remote Christmas Island and its distinctive black-and-white plumage.
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B.
Cape Bird
Cape Bird is an ice-free volcanic headland on Ross Island in Antarctica, known for its large Adélie penguin colonies and scientific research stations.
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C.
Black-throated huet-huet
The Black-throated huet-huet is a ground-dwelling tapaculo bird native to the temperate forests of southern South America, known for its strong legs, secretive behavior, and loud, rhythmic song.
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D.
Sumba green pigeon
The Sumba green pigeon is a fruit-eating pigeon species in the family Columbidae that is native to and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumba.
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E.
Magellanic woodpecker
The Magellanic woodpecker is a large, striking black-and-red woodpecker native to the temperate forests of southern South America, particularly in Patagonia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| ageAtFirstBreeding | several years after fledging ⓘ |
| breedingColonyType | remote oceanic islands ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Clipperton Island
ⓘ
Galápagos Islands ⓘ Isla de la Plata ⓘ Malpelo Island ⓘ other remote islands of the eastern tropical Pacific ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically two eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Nazca booby ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| courtshipBehavior | bill-pointing and sky-pointing displays ⓘ |
| describedAs | large seabird of the eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
squid ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | marine top predator of small pelagic fish and squid ⓘ |
| family | Sulidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | plunge-diving for fish and squid ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | pelagic marine waters ⓘ |
| genus | Sula ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasBillColor | orange to pinkish bill ⓘ |
| hasEyeColor | yellow eyes ⓘ |
| hasFeetColor | gray to blackish feet ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor | white ⓘ |
| hasPlumageMarkings | black markings on wings and tail ⓘ |
| hatchingPattern | asynchronous hatching ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived seabird ⓘ |
| locomotion |
strong flier
ⓘ
web-footed swimmer ⓘ |
| matingSystem | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| nestingSite | ground nests on open, sparsely vegetated areas ⓘ |
| order | Suliformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Sula granti
ⓘ
linked to:
Sula
|
| relatedTo | masked booby ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Sula granti
ⓘ
linked to:
Sula
|
| sexualDimorphism | females larger than males ⓘ |
| siblingInteraction | obligate siblicide common in broods ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
climate variability such as El Niño events
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human disturbance at breeding colonies ⓘ |
| vocalizationContext | used in courtship and territorial interactions ⓘ |
| wasFormerlyClassifiedAs | subspecies of masked booby (Sula dactylatra granti) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nazca booby Description of subject: The Nazca booby is a large seabird of the eastern Pacific Ocean, known for its striking white plumage with black markings, strong marine foraging behavior, and breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Galápagos.
Referenced by (13)
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