Cepphus
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Cepphus is a genus of seabirds in the auk family that includes the black guillemots and related species found in cold northern coastal waters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cepphus canonical | 2 |
| Cepphus carbo | 2 |
| Cepphus columba | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437346 — 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: Cepphus Context triple: [Alcidae, notableGenus, Cepphus]
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A.
Euphagus
Euphagus is a small genus of New World blackbirds known for species such as the rusty blackbird and Brewer’s blackbird.
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B.
Vanellus
Vanellus is a genus of medium-sized wading birds commonly known as lapwings, found across much of the world in open habitats such as grasslands and wetlands.
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C.
Cistothorus
Cistothorus is a genus of small, often secretive New World wrens typically found in marshes and grasslands.
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D.
Aegialeus
Aegialeus is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Epigoni who led the second expedition against Thebes and was the son of Adrastus.
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E.
Ardeotis
Ardeotis is a genus of large terrestrial birds in the bustard family, found in open grassland and semi-arid habitats across parts of Africa and Asia.
- 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: Cepphus Target entity description: Cepphus is a genus of seabirds in the auk family that includes the black guillemots and related species found in cold northern coastal waters.
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A.
Euphagus
Euphagus is a small genus of New World blackbirds known for species such as the rusty blackbird and Brewer’s blackbird.
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B.
Vanellus
Vanellus is a genus of medium-sized wading birds commonly known as lapwings, found across much of the world in open habitats such as grasslands and wetlands.
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C.
Cistothorus
Cistothorus is a genus of small, often secretive New World wrens typically found in marshes and grasslands.
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D.
Aegialeus
Aegialeus is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Epigoni who led the second expedition against Thebes and was the son of Adrastus.
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E.
Ardeotis
Ardeotis is a genus of large terrestrial birds in the bustard family, found in open grassland and semi-arid habitats across parts of Africa and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
dense plumage for insulation in cold waters
ⓘ
wings adapted for underwater propulsion ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | auks ⓘ |
| billType | slender pointed bill ⓘ |
| breedingRange | rocky coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
black guillemots and allies
ⓘ
guillemots ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | varies by species ⓘ |
| describedAs | a genus of seabirds in the auk family ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
marine predator
ⓘ
prey for larger marine predators ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae ⓘ |
| flightAbility | strong flier over water ⓘ |
| footColorCharacteristic | often bright-colored feet ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | pursuit diving ⓘ |
| habitat |
cold northern coastal waters
ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Cepphus carbo
ⓘ
linked to:
Cepphus
Cepphus columba ⓘ
linked to:
Cepphus
Cepphus grylle ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | seabird ⓘ |
| locomotion | strong underwater swimmer ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | partially migratory depending on species and region ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek word "kepphos" (a kind of waterbird) ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange | offshore northern coastal waters ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Cepphus carbo
ⓘ
linked to:
Cepphus
Cepphus columba ⓘ
linked to:
Cepphus
Cepphus grylle ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Alcidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageCharacteristic | contrasting black-and-white patterns in many species ⓘ |
| reproduction | nests on rocky coasts and cliffs ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | lays eggs in crevices or burrows on rocky shores ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial or semi-colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Pallas ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Cepphus grylle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cepphus Description of subject: Cepphus is a genus of seabirds in the auk family that includes the black guillemots and related species found in cold northern coastal waters.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cepphus
linked to: Cepphus
linked to: Cepphus
linked to: Cepphus