Puffinus puffinus
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Puffinus puffinus is a small, long-lived seabird species known as the Manx shearwater, famous for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nocturnal breeding colonies on offshore islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Puffinus puffinus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10963063 — 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: Puffinus puffinus Context triple: [Manx shearwater, scientificName, Puffinus puffinus]
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A.
Brünnich's guillemot
Brünnich's guillemot is a northern seabird species in the auk family, known for nesting in dense colonies on Arctic sea cliffs and diving to great depths to feed on fish and invertebrates.
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B.
Bonin petrel
The Bonin petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the Pacific Ocean known for nesting in burrows on remote islands and feeding far offshore on squid and small fish.
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C.
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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D.
Atlantic puffin
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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E.
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.
- 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: Puffinus puffinus Target entity description: Puffinus puffinus is a small, long-lived seabird species known as the Manx shearwater, famous for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nocturnal breeding colonies on offshore islands.
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A.
Brünnich's guillemot
Brünnich's guillemot is a northern seabird species in the auk family, known for nesting in dense colonies on Arctic sea cliffs and diving to great depths to feed on fish and invertebrates.
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B.
Bonin petrel
The Bonin petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the Pacific Ocean known for nesting in burrows on remote islands and feeding far offshore on squid and small fish.
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C.
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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Atlantic puffin
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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seabird ⓘ shearwater ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal at breeding colonies ⓘ |
| billColor | dark bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Puffinus puffinus ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 30 to 38 centimetres ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 350 grams ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
coastal cliffs
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offshore islands ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
British Isles
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Faroe Islands ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Ireland ⓘ western Mediterranean islands ⓘ |
| breedingSiteType |
burrows
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rock crevices ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Manx shearwater
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linked to:
manx shearwater
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| conservationMeasures |
predator control on breeding islands
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protection of breeding colonies ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
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small fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
association with predatory fish and cetaceans
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pursuit diving ⓘ surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Puffinus ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
North Atlantic Ocean
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linked to:
North Atlantic
eastern North Atlantic ⓘ western North Atlantic ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | pale legs ⓘ |
| longevity | long-lived seabird ⓘ |
| maximumRecordedAge | over 50 years ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| navigationAbility | strong philopatry to natal colony ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
South Atlantic Ocean
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linked to:
South Atlantic
waters off South America ⓘ waters off southern Africa ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental incubation ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
dark brown upperparts
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white underparts ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays one egg per breeding season ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
bycatch in fisheries
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introduced predators at colonies ⓘ light pollution near colonies ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud nocturnal calls at colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 75 to 90 centimetres ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1768 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puffinus puffinus Description of subject: Puffinus puffinus is a small, long-lived seabird species known as the Manx shearwater, famous for its long-distance oceanic migrations and nocturnal breeding colonies on offshore islands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
manx shearwater