Madeiran storm petrel
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The Madeiran storm petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the North Atlantic known for its fluttering flight over open ocean and its breeding colonies on remote islands such as the Savage Islands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madeiran storm petrel canonical | 2 |
| white-faced storm petrel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6492509 — 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: Madeiran storm petrel Context triple: [Savage Islands, fauna, Madeiran storm petrel]
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A.
Bulwer's petrel
Bulwer's petrel is a small, dark-plumaged oceanic seabird of tropical and subtropical waters, known for its graceful gliding flight and nocturnal nesting habits on remote islands.
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B.
Cory's shearwater
Cory's shearwater is a large pelagic seabird of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nesting on remote Atlantic islands.
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C.
manx shearwater
The Manx shearwater is a long-lived, nocturnal seabird known for its slender black-and-white body, rapid wingbeats, and extensive transoceanic migrations between North Atlantic breeding islands and South American waters.
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D.
Atlantic petrel
The Atlantic petrel is a medium-sized, nocturnal seabird of the Southern Ocean known for its long-distance oceanic flights and highly restricted breeding range centered on remote islands like Gough Island.
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E.
Gould’s petrel
Gould’s petrel is a small, endangered seabird species of the gadfly petrel group, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and restricted breeding colonies off eastern Australia.
- 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: Madeiran storm petrel Target entity description: The Madeiran storm petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the North Atlantic known for its fluttering flight over open ocean and its breeding colonies on remote islands such as the Savage Islands.
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A.
Bulwer's petrel
Bulwer's petrel is a small, dark-plumaged oceanic seabird of tropical and subtropical waters, known for its graceful gliding flight and nocturnal nesting habits on remote islands.
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B.
Cory's shearwater
Cory's shearwater is a large pelagic seabird of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nesting on remote Atlantic islands.
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C.
manx shearwater
The Manx shearwater is a long-lived, nocturnal seabird known for its slender black-and-white body, rapid wingbeats, and extensive transoceanic migrations between North Atlantic breeding islands and South American waters.
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D.
Atlantic petrel
The Atlantic petrel is a medium-sized, nocturnal seabird of the Southern Ocean known for its long-distance oceanic flights and highly restricted breeding range centered on remote islands like Gough Island.
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E.
Gould’s petrel
Gould’s petrel is a small, endangered seabird species of the gadfly petrel group, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and restricted breeding colonies off eastern Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ storm petrel ⓘ |
| activityPattern | visits colonies at night ⓘ |
| authority | Harcourt, 1851 ⓘ |
| behavior |
nocturnal
ⓘ
pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Hydrobates castro
ⓘ
linked to:
Hydrobates
|
| breedingSite |
Azores
ⓘ
Cabo Verde Islands ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
Canary Islands ⓘ Madeira archipelago ⓘ
linked to:
Madeira
Savage Islands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Madeiran petrel
ⓘ
Madeiran storm petrel ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
other small marine invertebrates ⓘ planktonic crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| distribution |
North Atlantic
ⓘ
eastern Atlantic islands ⓘ |
| family | Hydrobatidae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | fluttering flight close to the sea surface ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
picking prey from water surface while in flight
ⓘ
surface feeding ⓘ |
| genus | Hydrobates ⓘ |
| habitat |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
open ocean ⓘ pelagic waters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nestingHabitat |
burrows
ⓘ
remote oceanic islands ⓘ rock crevices ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
mostly dark
ⓘ
pale rump patch ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays a single egg per breeding attempt ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Hydrobates castro
ⓘ
linked to:
Hydrobates
|
| size | small seabird ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
human disturbance at nesting sites
ⓘ
introduced predators at breeding colonies ⓘ light pollution near colonies ⓘ |
| vocalization | gives calls mainly at night in breeding colonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madeiran storm petrel Description of subject: The Madeiran storm petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the North Atlantic known for its fluttering flight over open ocean and its breeding colonies on remote islands such as the Savage Islands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Madeiran storm petrel