great shearwater
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The great shearwater is a large, long-winged seabird of the Procellariidae family that undertakes extensive transatlantic migrations between its South Atlantic breeding islands and feeding grounds in the North Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| great shearwater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4590571 — 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: great shearwater Context triple: [Gough Island, breedingSiteFor, great shearwater]
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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.
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.
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C.
Gannet
The Gannet was the Royal Navy's designation for a variant of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
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D.
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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E.
Australasian gannet
The Australasian gannet is a large seabird native to the waters around Australia and New Zealand, known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and dramatic 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: great shearwater Target entity description: The great shearwater is a large, long-winged seabird of the Procellariidae family that undertakes extensive transatlantic migrations between its South Atlantic breeding islands and feeding grounds in the North Atlantic.
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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.
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.
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C.
Gannet
The Gannet was the Royal Navy's designation for a variant of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
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D.
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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E.
Australasian gannet
The Australasian gannet is a large seabird native to the waters around Australia and New Zealand, known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and dramatic high-speed plunge-diving for fish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ shearwater ⓘ species ⓘ |
| association | often follows fishing vessels ⓘ |
| billColor | dark ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 43–51 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral summer ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Gough Island
ⓘ
Inaccessible Island ⓘ Nightingale Island ⓘ South Atlantic Ocean islands ⓘ Tristan da Cunha ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
great shearwater
ⓘ
greater shearwater ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | long-winged gliding flight ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
plunge-diving
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scavenging ⓘ surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Ardenna ⓘ |
| habitat |
open ocean
ⓘ
pelagic waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | dark ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived seabird ⓘ |
| migratesTo |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
|
| migratoryBehavior | transatlantic migrant ⓘ |
| nestType | burrow ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
North Atlantic
ⓘ
eastern North American coasts ⓘ western European coasts ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
dark cap
ⓘ
dark tail band ⓘ dark upperparts ⓘ white rump patch ⓘ white underparts ⓘ |
| range | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ardenna gravis ⓘ |
| synonym | Puffinus gravis ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 105–118 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: great shearwater Description of subject: The great shearwater is a large, long-winged seabird of the Procellariidae family that undertakes extensive transatlantic migrations between its South Atlantic breeding islands and feeding grounds in the North Atlantic.
Referenced by (1)
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