waved albatross
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The waved albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the Galápagos known for its elaborate courtship dances and for being the only albatross species that breeds primarily in the tropics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| waved albatross canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8984960 — 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: waved albatross Context triple: [Española Island, isImportantBreedingSiteFor, waved albatross]
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Laysan albatross
The Laysan albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the North Pacific Ocean, known for its impressive wingspan, extensive oceanic migrations, and dense breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Hawaiian archipelago.
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B.
Tristan albatross
The Tristan albatross is a large, endangered seabird of the Southern Ocean, closely related to the wandering albatross and known for its long wingspan and remote island nesting sites.
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C.
Hawaiian petrel
The Hawaiian petrel is an endangered, nocturnal seabird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and nesting in remote high-elevation burrows.
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D.
Albatross
"Albatross" is a 1968 instrumental blues-rock piece by Fleetwood Mac, composed by Peter Green and renowned for its dreamy, atmospheric guitar sound.
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E.
Juan Fernández petrel
The Juan Fernández petrel is a seabird species of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and breeding colonies on the remote Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
- 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: waved albatross Target entity description: The waved albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the Galápagos known for its elaborate courtship dances and for being the only albatross species that breeds primarily in the tropics.
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A.
Laysan albatross
The Laysan albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the North Pacific Ocean, known for its impressive wingspan, extensive oceanic migrations, and dense breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Hawaiian archipelago.
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B.
Tristan albatross
The Tristan albatross is a large, endangered seabird of the Southern Ocean, closely related to the wandering albatross and known for its long wingspan and remote island nesting sites.
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C.
Hawaiian petrel
The Hawaiian petrel is an endangered, nocturnal seabird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and nesting in remote high-elevation burrows.
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D.
Albatross
"Albatross" is a 1968 instrumental blues-rock piece by Fleetwood Mac, composed by Peter Green and renowned for its dreamy, atmospheric guitar sound.
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E.
Juan Fernández petrel
The Juan Fernández petrel is a seabird species of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and breeding colonies on the remote Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
albatross
ⓘ
bird ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | approximately 2.2 to 2.5 meters ⓘ |
| billColor | yellow ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 80 to 90 centimeters ⓘ |
| breedingRangeCharacteristic | only albatross species that breeds primarily in the tropics ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| breedsPrimarilyIn | Galápagos Islands ⓘ |
| breedsPrimarilyOn |
Española Island
ⓘ
Isla de la Plata ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
Galápagos albatross
ⓘ
waved albatross ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| courtshipBehavior |
bill circling
ⓘ
bill clacking ⓘ sky-pointing ⓘ sway-walking ⓘ |
| describedBy | Salvin ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Diomedeidae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | dynamic soaring ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
scavenging from fishing vessels
ⓘ
surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Phoebastria ⓘ |
| incubationType | shared by both parents ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanCharacteristic | long-lived ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
coasts of Ecuador
ⓘ
coasts of Peru ⓘ |
| notableFor | elaborate courtship dance ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageCharacteristic |
waved pattern on upperwings
ⓘ
white head and neck ⓘ |
| scientificName | Phoebastria irrorata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in fisheries
ⓘ
food scarcity ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1883 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: waved albatross Description of subject: The waved albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the Galápagos known for its elaborate courtship dances and for being the only albatross species that breeds primarily in the tropics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.