Adélie penguin
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The Adélie penguin is a small, black-and-white Antarctic penguin species known for its large breeding colonies on sea ice and rocky coasts around the Southern Ocean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adélie penguin canonical | 5 |
| Adélie penguins | 2 |
| Pygoscelis adeliae | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1320671 — 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: Adélie penguin Context triple: [Ross Sea, notableSpecies, Adélie penguin]
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A.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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B.
Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki
The Fiordland crested penguin, or tawaki, is a rare, medium-sized crested penguin endemic to the southwestern coasts of New Zealand, known for its striking yellow eyebrow plumes and preference for dense, temperate rainforest breeding sites.
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C.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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D.
Weddell seal
The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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E.
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.
- 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: Adélie penguin Target entity description: The Adélie penguin is a small, black-and-white Antarctic penguin species known for its large breeding colonies on sea ice and rocky coasts around the Southern Ocean.
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A.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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B.
Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki
The Fiordland crested penguin, or tawaki, is a rare, medium-sized crested penguin endemic to the southwestern coasts of New Zealand, known for its striking yellow eyebrow plumes and preference for dense, temperate rainforest breeding sites.
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C.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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D.
Weddell seal
The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ flightless bird ⓘ penguin ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| adaptation |
countershaded coloration
ⓘ
dense waterproof plumage ⓘ thick layer of blubber ⓘ |
| averageHeight | about 70 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | about 3.5 to 6 kg ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Adélie penguin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pygoscelis adeliae
|
| breedingHabitat |
rocky coasts
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ |
| breedsOn |
Antarctic coast
ⓘ
Palmer Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Antarctic islands
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy |
Honoré Jacquinot
ⓘ
Jacques Bernard Hombron ⓘ |
| diet |
krill
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family |
Sphenisciformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Spheniscidae
|
| foragingHabitat |
open ocean
ⓘ
sea ice zone ⓘ |
| genus | Pygoscelis ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black back
ⓘ
white belly ⓘ white eye ring ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
swimming
ⓘ
tobogganing on belly ⓘ walking on ice ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | seasonal movements with sea ice ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Adélie Land ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| nestType | stone nest ⓘ |
| notableColonyLocation |
Adélie Land
ⓘ
Ross Island ⓘ |
| order | Sphenisciformes ⓘ |
| primaryPredator |
leopard seal
ⓘ
skua ⓘ south polar skua ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays two eggs per clutch ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
sea ice loss ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1841 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adélie penguin Description of subject: The Adélie penguin is a small, black-and-white Antarctic penguin species known for its large breeding colonies on sea ice and rocky coasts around the Southern Ocean.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pygoscelis adeliae
this entity surface form:
Adélie penguins
this entity surface form:
Pygoscelis adeliae
this entity surface form:
Adélie penguins