Ivory gull
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The ivory gull is a small, pure-white Arctic seabird that inhabits high-latitude ice-covered seas and scavenges around polar bear kills and pack ice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivory gull canonical | 1 |
| ivory gull | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3920699 — 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: Ivory gull Context triple: [Northeast Greenland National Park, hasWildlife, Ivory gull]
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A.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
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B.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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C.
Hydrurga
Hydrurga is a monotypic genus of large Antarctic seals best known for its sole species, the predatory leopard seal.
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D.
Kentish plover
The Kentish plover is a small, pale shorebird of sandy coasts and salt flats, known for its quick, darting movements and widespread breeding across Eurasia and North Africa.
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E.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
- 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: Ivory gull Target entity description: The ivory gull is a small, pure-white Arctic seabird that inhabits high-latitude ice-covered seas and scavenges around polar bear kills and pack ice.
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A.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
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B.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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C.
Hydrurga
Hydrurga is a monotypic genus of large Antarctic seals best known for its sole species, the predatory leopard seal.
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D.
Kentish plover
The Kentish plover is a small, pale shorebird of sandy coasts and salt flats, known for its quick, darting movements and widespread breeding across Eurasia and North Africa.
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E.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ species ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
pack ice edges
ⓘ
polar bear kills ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 40 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 100 cm ⓘ |
| billColor | bluish ⓘ |
| billTipColor | yellow ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pagophila eburnea ⓘ |
| bodyColor | white ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | cliffs in high Arctic islands ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Canadian High Arctic
ⓘ
Franz Josef Land ⓘ Greenland ⓘ Severnaya Zemlya ⓘ
linked to:
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
Svalbard ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
ivory gull
ⓘ
snow gull ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
carrion
ⓘ
fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ offal ⓘ |
| eyeRingColor | dark ⓘ |
| family | Laridae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | scavenger ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
scavenging at carcasses
ⓘ
surface feeding ⓘ |
| genus | Pagophila ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | circumpolar Arctic ⓘ |
| habitat |
Arctic Ocean pack ice
ⓘ
high Arctic seas ⓘ ice-covered seas ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | black ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partial migrant ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange | pack ice of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Pagophila eburnea ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | pure white ⓘ |
| primaryBiome | polar ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
hunting in some regions ⓘ pollutants ⓘ sea ice loss ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ivory gull Description of subject: The ivory gull is a small, pure-white Arctic seabird that inhabits high-latitude ice-covered seas and scavenges around polar bear kills and pack ice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ivory gull