tākoketai (Cook’s petrel)
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Tākoketai (Cook’s petrel) is a small, long-winged seabird endemic to New Zealand, known for its nocturnal habits, long-distance oceanic migrations, and major breeding colonies on offshore islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| tākoketai (Cook’s petrel) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18035904 — 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: tākoketai (Cook’s petrel) Context triple: [Little Barrier Island, fauna, tākoketai (Cook’s petrel)]
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A.
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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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.
wedge-tailed shearwater
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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E.
takahe
The takahē is a large, flightless, and brightly colored rail endemic to New Zealand, once thought extinct and now the focus of intensive conservation efforts.
- 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: tākoketai (Cook’s petrel) Target entity description: Tākoketai (Cook’s petrel) is a small, long-winged seabird endemic to New Zealand, known for its nocturnal habits, long-distance oceanic migrations, and major breeding colonies on offshore islands.
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A.
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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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.
wedge-tailed shearwater
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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E.
takahe
The takahē is a large, flightless, and brightly colored rail endemic to New Zealand, once thought extinct and now the focus of intensive conservation efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.