New Zealand fairy tern
E431513
The New Zealand fairy tern is a critically endangered, small coastal seabird endemic to New Zealand, known as the country’s rarest breeding bird.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand fairy tern canonical | 2 |
| Himantopus novaezelandiae | 1 |
| fairy tern | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4314449 — 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: New Zealand fairy tern Context triple: [Hauraki Gulf, hasWildlife, New Zealand fairy tern]
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A.
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.
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B.
Chatham Island oystercatcher
The Chatham Island oystercatcher is a rare, black-and-white shorebird found only on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, known for its striking red bill and conservation-dependent status.
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C.
Christmas Island frigatebird
The Christmas Island frigatebird is a large, critically endangered seabird species of frigatebird found only on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Lord Howe Island woodhen
The Lord Howe Island woodhen is a small, flightless rail native to Australia’s Lord Howe Island, known as a conservation success story after being brought back from the brink of extinction.
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E.
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.
- 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: New Zealand fairy tern Target entity description: The New Zealand fairy tern is a critically endangered, small coastal seabird endemic to New Zealand, known as the country’s rarest breeding bird.
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A.
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.
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B.
Chatham Island oystercatcher
The Chatham Island oystercatcher is a rare, black-and-white shorebird found only on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, known for its striking red bill and conservation-dependent status.
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C.
Christmas Island frigatebird
The Christmas Island frigatebird is a large, critically endangered seabird species of frigatebird found only on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Lord Howe Island woodhen
The Lord Howe Island woodhen is a small, flightless rail native to Australia’s Lord Howe Island, known as a conservation success story after being brought back from the brink of extinction.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
endangered species ⓘ seabird ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| breedingRange | northern North Island of New Zealand ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
Mangawhai
ⓘ
Pakiri ⓘ Papakanui Spit ⓘ Waipu ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
New Zealand fairy tern
ⓘ
tara iti ⓘ |
| conservationAction |
fencing of nesting areas
ⓘ
nest monitoring ⓘ predator control ⓘ public awareness campaigns ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Oliver ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| endemicTo | New Zealand ⓘ |
| family | Laridae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | plunge-diving ⓘ |
| genus | Sternula ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal lagoons
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sand spits ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nestType | shallow scrape in sand ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Sternula nereis
ⓘ
fairy tern ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand fairy tern
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationStatus | New Zealand’s rarest breeding bird ⓘ |
| populationTrend | very small and vulnerable population ⓘ |
| protectedBy | New Zealand law ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Sternula nereis davisae
ⓘ
linked to:
Sternula nereis
|
| subjectOf |
New Zealand Department of Conservation recovery programme
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
|
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
coastal development
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habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ storm surges ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1915 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: New Zealand fairy tern Description of subject: The New Zealand fairy tern is a critically endangered, small coastal seabird endemic to New Zealand, known as the country’s rarest breeding bird.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New Zealand fairy tern
linked to: New Zealand fairy tern