marbled murrelet
E195693
The marbled murrelet is a small, elusive seabird of the North Pacific coast, notable for nesting high in old-growth forest canopies rather than on cliffs or the ground like most seabirds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| marbled murrelet canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1747456 — 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: marbled murrelet Context triple: [Great Bear Rainforest, habitatFor, marbled murrelet]
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A.
Atlantic puffin
The Atlantic puffin is a small, stocky seabird of the North Atlantic known for its colorful, parrot-like bill and its habit of nesting in colonies on coastal cliffs and islands.
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B.
Abbott’s booby
Abbott’s booby is a large, endangered seabird known for its restricted breeding range on Australia’s remote Christmas Island and its distinctive black-and-white plumage.
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C.
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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D.
White-throated kingfisher
The White-throated kingfisher is a brightly colored tree kingfisher native to Asia, known for its vivid blue wings, chestnut head, and distinctive white throat and breast.
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E.
Laysan albatross
The Laysan albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the North Pacific Ocean, known for its impressive wingspan, extensive oceanic migrations, and dense breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Hawaiian archipelago.
- 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: marbled murrelet Target entity description: The marbled murrelet is a small, elusive seabird of the North Pacific coast, notable for nesting high in old-growth forest canopies rather than on cliffs or the ground like most seabirds.
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A.
Atlantic puffin
The Atlantic puffin is a small, stocky seabird of the North Atlantic known for its colorful, parrot-like bill and its habit of nesting in colonies on coastal cliffs and islands.
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B.
Abbott’s booby
Abbott’s booby is a large, endangered seabird known for its restricted breeding range on Australia’s remote Christmas Island and its distinctive black-and-white plumage.
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C.
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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D.
White-throated kingfisher
The White-throated kingfisher is a brightly colored tree kingfisher native to Asia, known for its vivid blue wings, chestnut head, and distinctive white throat and breast.
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E.
Laysan albatross
The Laysan albatross is a large, long-lived seabird of the North Pacific Ocean, known for its impressive wingspan, extensive oceanic migrations, and dense breeding colonies on remote islands such as those in the Hawaiian archipelago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alcid
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ murrelet ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly crepuscular near nesting areas ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Brachyramphus
ⓘ
surface form:
Brachyramphus marmoratus
|
| bodyLength | approximately 24 to 25 centimeters ⓘ |
| breedingPlumage | mottled brown ⓘ |
| breedsIn | coastal old-growth coniferous forests ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | marbled murrelet self-link ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | strongly associated with old-growth forest conservation ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae ⓘ |
| foragesAt | sea ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | nearshore marine waters ⓘ |
| genus | Brachyramphus ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Pacific coast of North America
ⓘ
surface form:
North American Pacific coast
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Northeast Asia Pacific coast ⓘ |
| nestsIn | old-growth forest canopies ⓘ |
| nestsOn | large moss-covered tree branches ⓘ |
| nonBreedingPlumage | blackish upperparts and white underparts ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chick at sea
ⓘ
both parents incubate egg ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| reproduction | lays a single egg per clutch ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
entanglement in fishing gear
ⓘ
logging of old-growth forests ⓘ loss of old-growth nesting habitat ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ nest predation by corvids ⓘ |
| unusualNestingHabit | nests in trees rather than on cliffs or ground like most seabirds ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 38 to 40 centimeters ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: marbled murrelet Description of subject: The marbled murrelet is a small, elusive seabird of the North Pacific coast, notable for nesting high in old-growth forest canopies rather than on cliffs or the ground like most seabirds.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.