southern giant petrel
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The southern giant petrel is a large, robust seabird of subantarctic and Antarctic waters, known for its powerful flight, scavenging habits, and prominent tube-shaped nostrils.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| southern giant petrel canonical | 3 |
| northern giant petrel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10377169 — 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: southern giant petrel Context triple: [Parque Pingüino Rey, hasWildlife, southern giant petrel]
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A.
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Aptenodytes patagonicus, commonly known as the king penguin, is a large, strikingly colored penguin species native to subantarctic islands and renowned for its elaborate courtship displays and long ocean foraging trips.
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B.
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.
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C.
Juan Fernández petrel
The Juan Fernández petrel is a seabird species of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and breeding colonies on the remote Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
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D.
Aptenodytes forsteri
Aptenodytes forsteri, commonly known as the emperor penguin, is the largest living penguin species, famed for its Antarctic habitat and remarkable breeding behavior in extreme cold.
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E.
Antarctic tern
The Antarctic tern is a small, migratory seabird of polar regions, known for its graceful flight, long-distance movements, and nesting on rocky Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts and islands.
- 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: southern giant petrel Target entity description: The southern giant petrel is a large, robust seabird of subantarctic and Antarctic waters, known for its powerful flight, scavenging habits, and prominent tube-shaped nostrils.
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A.
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Aptenodytes patagonicus, commonly known as the king penguin, is a large, strikingly colored penguin species native to subantarctic islands and renowned for its elaborate courtship displays and long ocean foraging trips.
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B.
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.
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C.
Juan Fernández petrel
The Juan Fernández petrel is a seabird species of the Procellariidae family, known for its long-distance oceanic flights and breeding colonies on the remote Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
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D.
Aptenodytes forsteri
Aptenodytes forsteri, commonly known as the emperor penguin, is the largest living penguin species, famed for its Antarctic habitat and remarkable breeding behavior in extreme cold.
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E.
Antarctic tern
The Antarctic tern is a small, migratory seabird of polar regions, known for its graceful flight, long-distance movements, and nesting on rocky Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts and islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
tube-nosed seabird ⓘ |
| ageAtFirstBreeding | about 6–10 years ⓘ |
| alsoEats |
fish
ⓘ
krill ⓘ offal from fishing vessels ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| assessedBy |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| averageBodyLength | 86–99 cm ⓘ |
| averageBodyMass | 3–5 kg ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | 185–205 cm ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Macronectes giganteus
ⓘ
linked to:
Macronectes
|
| breedingHabitat |
coastal slopes
ⓘ
grassy or bare ground near shore ⓘ |
| breedsInRegion |
Antarctic Peninsula
ⓘ
Heard Island ⓘ
linked to:
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Kerguelen Islands ⓘ Macquarie Island ⓘ Prince Edward Islands ⓘ South Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
subantarctic islands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
giant fulmar
ⓘ
southern giant petrel ⓘ stinker ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | northern giant petrel by more extensive greenish bill tip ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | dynamic soaring ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
predation on other seabirds
ⓘ
scavenging ⓘ surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Macronectes ⓘ |
| habitat |
Antarctic waters
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ subantarctic waters ⓘ |
| hasBillType | strong hooked bill ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| hasMorph |
dark morph
ⓘ
light morph ⓘ |
| hasNostrils | prominent tube-shaped nostrils ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| largerSex | male ⓘ |
| maximumLongevity | over 30 years ⓘ |
| maximumWingspan | up to about 210 cm ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
Southern Ocean
ⓘ
coasts of Australia ⓘ coasts of New Zealand ⓘ coasts of southern Africa ⓘ coasts of southern South America ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryDiet |
carrion
ⓘ
dead marine mammals ⓘ dead seabirds ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels ⓘ |
| sexuallyDimorphic | true ⓘ |
| similarTo |
northern giant petrel
ⓘ
linked to:
southern giant petrel
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in longline fisheries
ⓘ
disturbance at breeding colonies ⓘ historical persecution ⓘ ingestion of marine debris ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: southern giant petrel Description of subject: The southern giant petrel is a large, robust seabird of subantarctic and Antarctic waters, known for its powerful flight, scavenging habits, and prominent tube-shaped nostrils.
Referenced by (4)
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