wedge-tailed shearwater
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The wedge-tailed shearwater is a medium-sized, long-winged seabird of tropical and subtropical oceans, known for its nocturnal colony habits and distinctive wailing calls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| wedge-tailed shearwater canonical | 8 |
| Wedge-tailed shearwater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14795912 — 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: wedge-tailed shearwater Context triple: [Muttonbird Island, primaryBreedingSpecies, wedge-tailed shearwater]
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A.
Cory's shearwater
Cory's shearwater is a large pelagic seabird of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nesting on remote Atlantic islands.
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B.
Gould’s petrel
Gould’s petrel is a small, endangered seabird species of the gadfly petrel group, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and restricted breeding colonies off eastern Australia.
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C.
Bulwer's petrel
Bulwer's petrel is a small, dark-plumaged oceanic seabird of tropical and subtropical waters, known for its graceful gliding flight and nocturnal nesting habits on remote islands.
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D.
Bonin petrel
The Bonin petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the Pacific Ocean known for nesting in burrows on remote islands and feeding far offshore on squid and small fish.
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E.
manx shearwater
The Manx shearwater is a long-lived, nocturnal seabird known for its slender black-and-white body, rapid wingbeats, and extensive transoceanic migrations between North Atlantic breeding islands and South American waters.
- 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: wedge-tailed shearwater Target entity description: The wedge-tailed shearwater is a medium-sized, long-winged seabird of tropical and subtropical oceans, known for its nocturnal colony habits and distinctive wailing calls.
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A.
Cory's shearwater
Cory's shearwater is a large pelagic seabird of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nesting on remote Atlantic islands.
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B.
Gould’s petrel
Gould’s petrel is a small, endangered seabird species of the gadfly petrel group, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and restricted breeding colonies off eastern Australia.
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C.
Bulwer's petrel
Bulwer's petrel is a small, dark-plumaged oceanic seabird of tropical and subtropical waters, known for its graceful gliding flight and nocturnal nesting habits on remote islands.
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D.
Bonin petrel
The Bonin petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the Pacific Ocean known for nesting in burrows on remote islands and feeding far offshore on squid and small fish.
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E.
manx shearwater
The Manx shearwater is a long-lived, nocturnal seabird known for its slender black-and-white body, rapid wingbeats, and extensive transoceanic migrations between North Atlantic breeding islands and South American waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: wedge-tailed shearwater