Laysan albatross

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkb:species
gptkbp:alternativeName Pelecanus_occidentalis
gptkbp:bodyLength about 1.2 meters
gptkbp:breedingRange gptkb:Hawaiian_Islands
gptkb:Midway_Atoll
gptkb:Bonin_Islands
gptkb:Laysan_Island
Mexican offshore islands
gptkbp:breedingSeason coastal islands
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:clutchSize 1
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Brown_Pelican
gptkb:Laysan_albatross
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
Near Threatened
gptkbp:courtshipDisplay elaborate dance
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1766
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:squid
crustaceans
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
Atlantic coast of North and South America
Pacific coast of North and South America
gptkbp:family gptkb:Diomedeidae
gptkb:Pelecanidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Lionel_Walter_Rothschild
1893
gptkbp:flightNumber dynamic soaring
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Pelecanus
gptkb:Phoebastria
gptkbp:habitat coastal marine and estuarine environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laysan albatross
gptkbp:incubationPeriod about 65 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatus gptkb:NT
LC
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 40 years
up to 40 years in the wild
gptkbp:migratory partially migratory
true
trans-Pacific
gptkbp:molting every 2-3 years
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Laysan_Island
gptkbp:nativeRange gptkb:Americas
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:nestType ground scrape
ground or low trees
gptkbp:notableFeature plunge-diving for fish
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Wisdom_(oldest_known_wild_bird)
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pelecaniformes
gptkb:Procellariiformes
gptkbp:parentalCare both parents
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:plumage brown and white
dark gray-black upper wings and back
white head and body
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~1.18 million breeding adults
gptkbp:predators gptkb:dog
cats
pigs
rats
gptkbp:primaryBreedingSite gptkb:Northwestern_Hawaiian_Islands
gptkbp:range Phoebastria_immutabilis_map.svg
gptkbp:restored significant recovery after DDT ban
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Phoebastria_immutabilis
gptkbp:sexualMaturity 5-9 years
gptkbp:stateBird gptkb:Louisiana
Brown Pelican is the state bird of Louisiana
gptkbp:threats oil spills
pesticides (historically DDT)
introduced predators
longline fishing
plastic pollution
gptkbp:vocalization whistles
bill clapping
groans
gptkbp:weight 1.9 to 3.6 kg
gptkbp:wingspan about 2 meters
195 to 203 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Albatross
gptkb:Brown_pelican
gptkb:Papahānaumokuākea_Marine_National_Monument
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5