Aleutian tern
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The Aleutian tern is a small, migratory seabird of the North Pacific known for its long-distance flights between subarctic breeding grounds and tropical wintering areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aleutian tern canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12783681 — 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: Aleutian tern Context triple: [Onychoprion, notableSpecies, Aleutian tern]
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A.
Heermann’s gull
Heermann’s gull is a medium-sized, gray-and-white seabird of the Pacific coast, especially abundant in the Gulf of California where it breeds in large colonies.
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B.
Caspian tern
The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
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C.
Antarctic tern
The Antarctic tern is a small, migratory seabird of polar regions, known for its graceful flight, long-distance movements, and nesting on rocky Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts and islands.
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D.
Kelp gull
The kelp gull is a large, coastal seabird of the Southern Hemisphere known for its black-and-white plumage, robust yellow bill, and opportunistic scavenging habits around shorelines and islands.
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E.
black-bellied tern
The black-bellied tern is a medium-sized riverine tern of South Asia, now endangered due to habitat loss and declining river ecosystems.
- 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: Aleutian tern Target entity description: The Aleutian tern is a small, migratory seabird of the North Pacific known for its long-distance flights between subarctic breeding grounds and tropical wintering areas.
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A.
Heermann’s gull
Heermann’s gull is a medium-sized, gray-and-white seabird of the Pacific coast, especially abundant in the Gulf of California where it breeds in large colonies.
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B.
Caspian tern
The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
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C.
Antarctic tern
The Antarctic tern is a small, migratory seabird of polar regions, known for its graceful flight, long-distance movements, and nesting on rocky Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts and islands.
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D.
Kelp gull
The kelp gull is a large, coastal seabird of the Southern Hemisphere known for its black-and-white plumage, robust yellow bill, and opportunistic scavenging habits around shorelines and islands.
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E.
black-bellied tern
The black-bellied tern is a medium-sized riverine tern of South Asia, now endangered due to habitat loss and declining river ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ tern ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName | Onychoprion aleuticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | boreal summer ⓘ |
| breedsInRegion |
Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Alaska ⓘ northeastern Siberia ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Aleutian tern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1789 ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| family | Laridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
plunge diving
ⓘ
surface dipping ⓘ |
| genus | Onychoprion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
island shorelines ⓘ offshore waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | dark ⓘ |
| migratesToRegion |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nestsIn | colonies ⓘ |
| nestsOn |
gravel beaches
ⓘ
low coastal tundra ⓘ sand spits ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
black cap in breeding season
ⓘ
gray upperparts ⓘ white underparts ⓘ |
| range |
North Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subarctic breeding grounds ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small tern ⓘ |
| scientificName | Onychoprion aleuticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
disturbance at breeding colonies
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ predation by introduced mammals ⓘ |
| winteringRange | tropical marine waters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aleutian tern Description of subject: The Aleutian tern is a small, migratory seabird of the North Pacific known for its long-distance flights between subarctic breeding grounds and tropical wintering areas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.