Australian pelican
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The Australian pelican is a large waterbird native to Australia, easily recognized by its enormous pale bill and expansive wingspan, and commonly found around inland and coastal waterways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Australian pelican canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7311091 — 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: Australian pelican Context triple: [Coorong region, supportsSpecies, Australian pelican]
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A.
American white pelican
The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
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B.
Cape cormorant
The Cape cormorant is a medium-sized, dark-plumaged seabird native to the southwestern African coast, where it breeds in large coastal colonies and feeds mainly on small schooling fish.
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C.
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.
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D.
Australasian swamphen
The Australasian swamphen is a large, brightly colored rail native to wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding regions, known for its vivid blue-purple plumage, red bill and frontal shield, and loud, conspicuous behavior.
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E.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
- 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: Australian pelican Target entity description: The Australian pelican is a large waterbird native to Australia, easily recognized by its enormous pale bill and expansive wingspan, and commonly found around inland and coastal waterways.
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A.
American white pelican
The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
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B.
Cape cormorant
The Cape cormorant is a medium-sized, dark-plumaged seabird native to the southwestern African coast, where it breeds in large coastal colonies and feeds mainly on small schooling fish.
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C.
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.
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D.
Australasian swamphen
The Australasian swamphen is a large, brightly colored rail native to wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding regions, known for its vivid blue-purple plumage, red bill and frontal shield, and loud, conspicuous behavior.
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E.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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pelican ⓘ waterbird ⓘ |
| averageWeight | about 4 to 7 kilograms ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 2.3 to 2.6 metres ⓘ |
| billColor | pale pink to bluish with yellowish tip ⓘ |
| billLength | up to about 50 centimetres ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pelecanus conspicillatus ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 1.6 to 1.8 metres ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
isolated islands
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remote inland lakes ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 1 to 3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Australian pelican ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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| diet |
crustaceans
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fish ⓘ small birds ⓘ tadpoles ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
large throat pouch
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predominantly white plumage with black wings ⓘ very large pale bill ⓘ |
| family | Pelecanidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
cooperative feeding
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plunge feeding is rare ⓘ |
| genus |
Pelecanus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pelecanus conspicillatus
|
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | grey to blue-grey ⓘ |
| maximumWingspan | about 3.4 metres ⓘ |
| movementPattern | nomadic in response to water availability ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
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New Guinea ⓘ parts of Indonesia ⓘ western Pacific islands ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| notableAbility | can soar using thermal updrafts ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | white body with black primary feathers ⓘ |
| primaryThreats |
disturbance at breeding colonies
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habitat alteration ⓘ |
| rangeExpansion | occasionally recorded in New Zealand ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Australian pelican Description of subject: The Australian pelican is a large waterbird native to Australia, easily recognized by its enormous pale bill and expansive wingspan, and commonly found around inland and coastal waterways.
Referenced by (3)
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