Atlantic puffin
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic puffin canonical | 22 |
| Atlantic puffins | 1 |
| Fratercula arctica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T663334 — 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: Atlantic puffin Context triple: [Fidra, hasWildlife, Atlantic puffin]
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A.
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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B.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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C.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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D.
Steller's jay
Steller's jay is a striking North American corvid known for its deep blue body, dark crest, and loud, varied calls, commonly found in coniferous forests of western North America.
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E.
blue duck (whio)
The blue duck (whio) is a rare, torrent-dwelling duck endemic to New Zealand, known for inhabiting fast-flowing rivers in remote mountainous regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atlantic puffin Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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C.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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D.
Steller's jay
Steller's jay is a striking North American corvid known for its deep blue body, dark crest, and loud, varied calls, commonly found in coniferous forests of western North America.
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E.
blue duck (whio)
The blue duck (whio) is a rare, torrent-dwelling duck endemic to New Zealand, known for inhabiting fast-flowing rivers in remote mountainous regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| ageAtFledging | about 6–8 weeks ⓘ |
| billColor | brightly colored in breeding season ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Atlantic puffin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fratercula arctica
|
| bodyLength | 28–30 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | 300–500 g ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Faroe Islands
ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Maine ⓘ North Atlantic area ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic region
Norway ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Eastern Canada ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Canada
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg per breeding season ⓘ |
| commonName |
Atlantic puffin
self-link
ⓘ
common puffin ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| culturalRole | tourist attraction in breeding areas ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
capelin
ⓘ
herring ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ sand eels ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| faceColor | pale grey face in breeding plumage ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae ⓘ |
| foragingMethod |
pursuit diving
ⓘ
underwater swimming using wings ⓘ |
| forms | breeding colonies ⓘ |
| genus | Fratercula ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ open ocean ⓘ |
| incubationPeriod | about 39–45 days ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migration | pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| nestsIn |
burrows
ⓘ
rock crevices ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bright orange legs and feet
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large triangular multicolored bill ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental care ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Atlantic coastal wildlife
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Iceland ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
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introduced predators ⓘ overfishing of prey species ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| wingspan | 47–63 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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Subject: Atlantic puffin Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (24)
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