King eider
E1023501
The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King eider canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13118672 — 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: King eider Context triple: [Varanger Peninsula, hasBirdSpecies, King eider]
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A.
Steller's eider
Steller's eider is a small, Arctic sea duck known for its striking plumage and preference for coastal tundra and marine habitats in northern regions.
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B.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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C.
Eider
The Eider is a major river in northern Germany that historically marked the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein and flows into the North Sea.
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D.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose is a small, white Arctic-breeding goose of North America known for its compact size, stubby bill, and large migratory flocks that winter in the central and southwestern United States.
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E.
Brent goose
The Brent goose is a small migratory sea goose that breeds in Arctic regions and winters on coastal estuaries, feeding mainly on eelgrass and marine algae.
- 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: King eider Target entity description: The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
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A.
Steller's eider
Steller's eider is a small, Arctic sea duck known for its striking plumage and preference for coastal tundra and marine habitats in northern regions.
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B.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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C.
Eider
The Eider is a major river in northern Germany that historically marked the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein and flows into the North Sea.
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D.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose is a small, white Arctic-breeding goose of North America known for its compact size, stubby bill, and large migratory flocks that winter in the central and southwestern United States.
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E.
Brent goose
The Brent goose is a small migratory sea goose that breeds in Arctic regions and winters on coastal estuaries, feeding mainly on eelgrass and marine algae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
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sea duck ⓘ species ⓘ |
| averageMass | about 1.6–2.0 kg ⓘ |
| behavior |
forms dense flocks offshore in winter
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migratory ⓘ |
| binomialName | Somateria spectabilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 50–70 cm ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Arctic coasts of Asia
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Arctic coasts of Europe ⓘ Arctic coasts of Greenland ⓘ Arctic coasts of North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 4–7 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
King eider
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king eider duck ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
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echinoderms ⓘ marine worms ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| distribution | circumpolar Arctic ⓘ |
| family | Anatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femalePlumage | mottled brown ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | dives for food ⓘ |
| genus | Somateria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Arctic coastal waters
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marine environment ⓘ tundra ponds ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
excellent diver
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strong flier ⓘ |
| malePlumage |
brightly colored head
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multicolored bill with orange frontal knob ⓘ |
| nestSite | ground near freshwater on tundra ⓘ |
| notableFeature | male has striking multicolored head ⓘ |
| order | Anseriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | strong ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
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hunting in parts of range ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 86–102 cm ⓘ |
| winteringRange |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King eider Description of subject: The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.