sooty tern
E63336
The sooty tern is a widespread tropical seabird known for its long-distance oceanic flights, dense breeding colonies on remote islands, and distinctive black-and-white plumage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sooty tern canonical | 3 |
| Sooty tern | 1 |
| wideawake tern | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T507831 — 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: sooty tern Context triple: [Desecheo Island, supportsPopulationOf, sooty tern]
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A.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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B.
Mimus
Mimus is a genus of birds in the mockingbird family, best known for species like the Northern Mockingbird that are renowned for their complex and varied vocal mimicry.
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C.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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D.
Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
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E.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
- 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: sooty tern Target entity description: The sooty tern is a widespread tropical seabird known for its long-distance oceanic flights, dense breeding colonies on remote islands, and distinctive black-and-white plumage.
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A.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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B.
Mimus
Mimus is a genus of birds in the mockingbird family, best known for species like the Northern Mockingbird that are renowned for their complex and varied vocal mimicry.
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C.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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D.
Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
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E.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ tern ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Onychoprion fuscatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Onychoprion
|
| breedingBehavior |
colonial nester
ⓘ
forms dense breeding colonies ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
coral islands
ⓘ
remote oceanic islands ⓘ sandy islands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
sooty tern
ⓘ
wideawake tern ⓘ
linked to:
sooty tern
|
| describedBy |
Linnaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Linnaeus
|
| describedInYear | 1766 ⓘ |
| diet |
small fish
ⓘ
squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
tropical Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ tropical Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| family | Laridae ⓘ |
| flightCapability | long-distance oceanic flights ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
plunge diving
ⓘ
surface feeding ⓘ |
| genus | Onychoprion ⓘ |
| habitat |
offshore marine waters
ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ |
| headMarkings |
black cap
ⓘ
white forehead ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | black ⓘ |
| migrationBehavior | highly pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| nestType | ground scrape ⓘ |
| notableColony |
Ascension Island
ⓘ
Dry Tortugas ⓘ
linked to:
Dry Tortugas National Park
Seychelles ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Laridae
ⓘ
Onychoprion ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ |
| plumagePattern | black-and-white ⓘ |
| reproduction | both parents incubate egg ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Onychoprion fuscatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Onychoprion
|
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud harsh calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sooty tern Description of subject: The sooty tern is a widespread tropical seabird known for its long-distance oceanic flights, dense breeding colonies on remote islands, and distinctive black-and-white plumage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: sooty tern
linked to: sooty tern