Puffinus gravis
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Puffinus gravis, commonly known as the great shearwater, is a large migratory seabird of the Procellariidae family that breeds in the South Atlantic and ranges widely across the North Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Puffinus gravis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18603862 — 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: Puffinus gravis Context triple: [great shearwater, synonym, Puffinus gravis]
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Fulmarus
Fulmarus is a genus of seabirds known as fulmars, medium-sized petrels found mainly in cold northern oceans and noted for their tube-shaped nostrils and ability to eject oily stomach contents as a defense.
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B.
Phoebastria nigripes
Phoebastria nigripes, commonly known as the black-footed albatross, is a large seabird of the North Pacific Ocean recognized for its dark plumage and long-distance oceanic flights.
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C.
Puffinus puffinus
Puffinus puffinus is a small, long-lived seabird species known as the Manx shearwater, famous for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nocturnal breeding colonies on offshore islands.
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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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E.
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.
- 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: Puffinus gravis Target entity description: Puffinus gravis, commonly known as the great shearwater, is a large migratory seabird of the Procellariidae family that breeds in the South Atlantic and ranges widely across the North Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
Fulmarus
Fulmarus is a genus of seabirds known as fulmars, medium-sized petrels found mainly in cold northern oceans and noted for their tube-shaped nostrils and ability to eject oily stomach contents as a defense.
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B.
Phoebastria nigripes
Phoebastria nigripes, commonly known as the black-footed albatross, is a large seabird of the North Pacific Ocean recognized for its dark plumage and long-distance oceanic flights.
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C.
Puffinus puffinus
Puffinus puffinus is a small, long-lived seabird species known as the Manx shearwater, famous for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nocturnal breeding colonies on offshore islands.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.