Cassin’s Auklet
E351129
Cassin’s Auklet is a small, nocturnal seabird of the auk family found along the North Pacific coast, known for nesting in burrows on offshore islands and feeding on zooplankton.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cassin’s Auklet canonical | 2 |
| Cassin’s auklet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3365218 — 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.
Target entity: Cassin’s Auklet Context triple: [John Cassin, knownFor, Cassin’s Auklet]
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A.
marbled murrelet
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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.
Target entity: Cassin’s Auklet Target entity description: Cassin’s Auklet is a small, nocturnal seabird of the auk family found along the North Pacific coast, known for nesting in burrows on offshore islands and feeding on zooplankton.
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A.
marbled murrelet
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alcid
ⓘ
auk ⓘ bird species ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| billColor | dark bill ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Ptychoramphus
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
|
| bodyLength | about 20 cm ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
offshore islands
ⓘ
rocky islets ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Aleutian Islands
ⓘ
British Columbia coast ⓘ Channel Islands of California ⓘ
surface form:
California offshore islands
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Oregon Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon coast
Washington Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Washington coast
|
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg per breeding attempt ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cassin’s Auklet
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassin’s auklet
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| diet |
copepods
ⓘ
krill ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prey for larger marine predators
ⓘ
zooplankton predator ⓘ |
| eyeColor | pale eye ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
pursuit diving
ⓘ
underwater wing-propelled diving ⓘ |
| genus | Ptychoramphus ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| habitat |
continental shelf waters
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ |
| incubationType | biparental incubation ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| largestColonyLocation | Triangle Island, British Columbia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | partially migratory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Cassin ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
artificial nest boxes
ⓘ
burrows ⓘ rock crevices ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both parents feed chick ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Alcidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
paler gray underparts
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slate-gray upperparts ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate-driven changes in zooplankton
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introduced predators at colonies ⓘ light pollution near colonies ⓘ oil spills ⓘ |
| vocalizationContext | nocturnal calls at colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 34–38 cm ⓘ |
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Subject: Cassin’s Auklet Description of subject: Cassin’s Auklet is a small, nocturnal seabird of the auk family found along the North Pacific coast, known for nesting in burrows on offshore islands and feeding on zooplankton.
Referenced by (3)
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