Phaethon lepturus
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Phaethon lepturus, commonly known as the white-tailed tropicbird, is a striking seabird recognized for its long, slender tail streamers and graceful flight over tropical oceans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phaethon lepturus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10447876 — 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: Phaethon lepturus Context triple: [Phaethontiformes, containsSpecies, Phaethon lepturus]
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A.
Pterodoras
Pterodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to freshwater habitats in South America.
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B.
Ichthyaetus
Ichthyaetus is a genus of gulls in the family Laridae that includes several medium-sized, often coastal seabird species found across parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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C.
Lampus
Lampus is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, recognized as one of the sons of King Laomedon of Troy and thus an uncle of the Trojan king Priam.
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D.
Leptosomus discolor
Leptosomus discolor, commonly known as the cuckoo-roller, is a distinctive bird of Madagascar and nearby islands, noted for its robust body, sexual dimorphism, and unique taxonomic placement in its own order.
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E.
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
- 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: Phaethon lepturus Target entity description: Phaethon lepturus, commonly known as the white-tailed tropicbird, is a striking seabird recognized for its long, slender tail streamers and graceful flight over tropical oceans.
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A.
Pterodoras
Pterodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to freshwater habitats in South America.
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B.
Ichthyaetus
Ichthyaetus is a genus of gulls in the family Laridae that includes several medium-sized, often coastal seabird species found across parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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C.
Lampus
Lampus is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, recognized as one of the sons of King Laomedon of Troy and thus an uncle of the Trojan king Priam.
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D.
Leptosomus discolor
Leptosomus discolor, commonly known as the cuckoo-roller, is a distinctive bird of Madagascar and nearby islands, noted for its robust body, sexual dimorphism, and unique taxonomic placement in its own order.
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E.
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
tropicbird ⓘ |
| billColor | yellow to orange-yellow bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Phaethon lepturus ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 71–80 cm including tail streamers ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 250–400 g ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
cliff ledges
ⓘ
rocky crevices ⓘ sandy or vegetated island slopes ⓘ tropical oceanic islands ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually one egg ⓘ |
| commonName | white-tailed tropicbird ⓘ |
| conservationMeasures |
control of invasive predators on islands
ⓘ
protection of breeding colonies ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
other small marine organisms
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| eyeMarking | black eye-stripe ⓘ |
| family |
Phaethontidae
ⓘ
linked to:
Phaethontiformes
|
| flightStyle |
buoyant
ⓘ
graceful ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | plunge-diving ⓘ |
| genus | Phaethon ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Central Pacific islands ⓘ
linked to:
Line Islands
Hawaiian Islands region ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaiian Islands
Mascarene Islands region ⓘ
linked to:
Mascarene Islands
Seychelles region ⓘ
linked to:
Seychelles
tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ tropical Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| habitat |
offshore marine waters
ⓘ
subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | blackish legs and feet ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
dispersive over surrounding tropical oceans
ⓘ
largely resident near breeding islands ⓘ |
| nestType | simple scrape or shallow depression ⓘ |
| order | Phaethontiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chick
ⓘ
both parents incubate egg ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | predominantly white ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms loose flocks near rich feeding areas
ⓘ
often solitary at sea ⓘ |
| tailFeature | very long central tail streamers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat degradation on small islands
ⓘ
human disturbance at nesting sites ⓘ introduced predators at breeding colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 89–96 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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