Sula nebouxii
E711093
Sula nebouxii, commonly known as the blue-footed booby, is a seabird famous for its bright blue feet and elaborate courtship displays along the Pacific coasts of the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sula nebouxii canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8081901 — 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: Sula nebouxii Context triple: [Sulidae, representativeSpecies, Sula nebouxii]
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A.
Nesopsar
Nesopsar is a little-known genus of New World blackbirds within the icterid family, comprising Caribbean passerine birds.
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B.
Salanoia concolor
Salanoia concolor is a small, mongoose-like carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, belonging to the Malagasy carnivore family Eupleridae.
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C.
Setonix brachyurus
Setonix brachyurus, commonly known as the quokka, is a small herbivorous marsupial native to southwestern Australia, famous for its friendly appearance and “smiling” face.
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D.
Obetia radula
Obetia radula is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to parts of Africa and known for its stinging hairs.
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E.
Pianka
Pianka is the surname of Eric R. Pianka, an influential American ecologist known for his work on lizard ecology and evolutionary biology.
- 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: Sula nebouxii Target entity description: Sula nebouxii, commonly known as the blue-footed booby, is a seabird famous for its bright blue feet and elaborate courtship displays along the Pacific coasts of the Americas.
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A.
Nesopsar
Nesopsar is a little-known genus of New World blackbirds within the icterid family, comprising Caribbean passerine birds.
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B.
Salanoia concolor
Salanoia concolor is a small, mongoose-like carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, belonging to the Malagasy carnivore family Eupleridae.
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C.
Setonix brachyurus
Setonix brachyurus, commonly known as the quokka, is a small herbivorous marsupial native to southwestern Australia, famous for its friendly appearance and “smiling” face.
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D.
Obetia radula
Obetia radula is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to parts of Africa and known for its stinging hairs.
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E.
Pianka
Pianka is the surname of Eric R. Pianka, an influential American ecologist known for his work on lizard ecology and evolutionary biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
booby
ⓘ
species of bird ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | about 80–85 cm ⓘ |
| averageMass | about 1.5 kg ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 150 cm ⓘ |
| billColor | grayish bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Sula nebouxii ⓘ |
| breedsOn |
Galápagos Islands
ⓘ
Isla de la Plata ⓘ coastal islands of Mexico ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | blue-footed booby ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| courtshipBehavior |
male shows feet by high-stepping dance
ⓘ
offering nest material ⓘ sky-pointing display ⓘ |
| describedBy | René Primevère Lesson ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1831 ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
squid ⓘ |
| distribution | from Gulf of California to northern Peru ⓘ |
| family | Sulidae ⓘ |
| footColor | bright blue ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | nearshore waters ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | plunge-diving ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine coastal waters
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ |
| incubationBehavior | feet used to warm eggs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 15 years in the wild ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Pacific coast of Central America
ⓘ
Pacific coast of Mexico ⓘ Pacific coast of South America ⓘ eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bright blue feet
ⓘ
elaborate courtship display ⓘ |
| order | Suliformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Sula ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
brown upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ |
| reproduction | both parents care for young ⓘ |
| sexualSelectionTrait | foot color intensity ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sula nebouxii Description of subject: Sula nebouxii, commonly known as the blue-footed booby, is a seabird famous for its bright blue feet and elaborate courtship displays along the Pacific coasts of the Americas.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.