tufted puffin
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The tufted puffin is a striking seabird of the North Pacific known for its thick orange bill, white facial plumes, and cliffside nesting colonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tufted puffin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4704436 — 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: tufted puffin Context triple: [Haystack Rock, hasFauna, tufted puffin]
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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.
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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C.
Cassin’s Auklet
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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D.
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.
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E.
Ivory gull
The ivory gull is a small, pure-white Arctic seabird that inhabits high-latitude ice-covered seas and scavenges around polar bear kills and pack ice.
- 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: tufted puffin Target entity description: The tufted puffin is a striking seabird of the North Pacific known for its thick orange bill, white facial plumes, and cliffside nesting colonies.
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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.
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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C.
Cassin’s Auklet
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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D.
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.
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E.
Ivory gull
The ivory gull is a small, pure-white Arctic seabird that inhabits high-latitude ice-covered seas and scavenges around polar bear kills and pack ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
puffin ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Fratercula cirrhata
ⓘ
linked to:
Fratercula
|
| breedsIn |
North Pacific islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Islands
cliffside colonies ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| commonName | tufted puffin ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
pursuit diving
ⓘ
underwater swimming using wings ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Aleutian Islands
ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ coasts of British Columbia ⓘ coasts of California ⓘ coasts of Oregon ⓘ coasts of Washington ⓘ |
| genus | Fratercula ⓘ |
| geographicRange | coasts of Asia and North America in the North Pacific ⓘ |
| habitat |
open ocean
ⓘ
rocky islands ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasBillColor | bright orange ⓘ |
| hasFaceColor | white face in breeding season ⓘ |
| hasFacialPlumes | white tufts ⓘ |
| hasLegColor | orange legs ⓘ |
| hasPlumage | mostly black body ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migration | pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Ocean
coasts of the North Pacific ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
burrows in soil
ⓘ
crevices in cliffs ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | monogamous pairs in breeding season ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
climate change impacts on prey
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fisheries bycatch ⓘ introduced predators at colonies ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: tufted puffin Description of subject: The tufted puffin is a striking seabird of the North Pacific known for its thick orange bill, white facial plumes, and cliffside nesting colonies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.