Fulmarus
E716817
Fulmarus is a genus of seabirds known as fulmars, medium-sized petrels found mainly in cold northern oceans and noted for their tube-shaped nostrils and ability to eject oily stomach contents as a defense.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fulmarus canonical | 1 |
| Fulmarus glacialis | 1 |
| Fulmarus glacialis glacialis | 1 |
| Fulmarus glacialis minor | 1 |
| Fulmarus glacialis naumanni | 1 |
| Fulmarus glacialis pallidissimus | 1 |
| Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii | 1 |
| northern fulmar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8184957 — 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: Fulmarus Context triple: [Procellariidae, containsTaxon, Fulmarus]
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A.
Hydrurga
Hydrurga is a monotypic genus of large Antarctic seals best known for its sole species, the predatory leopard seal.
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B.
Phoebastria nigripes
Phoebastria nigripes, commonly known as the black-footed albatross, is a large seabird of the North Pacific Ocean recognized for its dark plumage and long-distance oceanic flights.
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C.
Salpornis
Salpornis is a small genus of treecreeper-like passerine birds found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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D.
Albatross
"Albatross" is a 1968 instrumental blues-rock piece by Fleetwood Mac, composed by Peter Green and renowned for its dreamy, atmospheric guitar sound.
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E.
Gannet
The Gannet was the Royal Navy's designation for a variant of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
- 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: Fulmarus Target entity description: Fulmarus is a genus of seabirds known as fulmars, medium-sized petrels found mainly in cold northern oceans and noted for their tube-shaped nostrils and ability to eject oily stomach contents as a defense.
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A.
Hydrurga
Hydrurga is a monotypic genus of large Antarctic seals best known for its sole species, the predatory leopard seal.
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B.
Phoebastria nigripes
Phoebastria nigripes, commonly known as the black-footed albatross, is a large seabird of the North Pacific Ocean recognized for its dark plumage and long-distance oceanic flights.
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C.
Salpornis
Salpornis is a small genus of treecreeper-like passerine birds found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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D.
Albatross
"Albatross" is a 1968 instrumental blues-rock piece by Fleetwood Mac, composed by Peter Green and renowned for its dreamy, atmospheric guitar sound.
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E.
Gannet
The Gannet was the Royal Navy's designation for a variant of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| breedingSite | sea cliffs ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | fulmars ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | eject oily stomach contents ⓘ |
| describedAs | medium-sized petrels ⓘ |
| diet |
carrion
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Pacific Ocean
cold northern oceans ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | surface seizing ⓘ |
| flightStyle | dynamic soaring ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
stomach oil ejection defense
ⓘ
tube-shaped nostrils ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Fulmarus glacialis
ⓘ
linked to:
Fulmarus
Fulmarus glacialis auduboni ⓘ Fulmarus glacialis glacialis ⓘ
linked to:
Fulmarus
Fulmarus glacialis minor ⓘ
linked to:
Fulmarus
Fulmarus glacialis naumanni ⓘ
linked to:
Fulmarus
Fulmarus glacialis pallidissimus ⓘ
linked to:
Fulmarus
Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii ⓘ
linked to:
Fulmarus
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived seabirds ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Procellariidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays single egg per breeding season ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fulmarus Description of subject: Fulmarus is a genus of seabirds known as fulmars, medium-sized petrels found mainly in cold northern oceans and noted for their tube-shaped nostrils and ability to eject oily stomach contents as a defense.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fulmarus
linked to: Fulmarus
linked to: Fulmarus
linked to: Fulmarus
linked to: Fulmarus
linked to: Fulmarus
linked to: Fulmarus