The Great Auk

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Auk

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	extinct bird species
gptkbp:breedingSeason	Eldey Island Funk Island
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction	overhunting egg collection
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:Great_Auk
gptkbp:conservationStatus	extinct
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	subject of folklore and natural history
gptkbp:diet	gptkb:fish crustaceans
gptkbp:eggColor	large, white with brown markings
gptkbp:extinct	mid-19th century
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Alcidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus 1758
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Pinguinus
gptkbp:habitat	North Atlantic islands
gptkbp:hasWings	flightless
gptkbp:height	about 75 to 85 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Great Auk
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion	1844
gptkbp:lifespan	unknown
gptkbp:museumSpecimens	gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:notableFeature	small wings black back and white belly large, hooked beak
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Charadriiformes
gptkbp:predators	humans
gptkbp:range	coasts of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Ireland, Great Britain, France, and northern Spain
gptkbp:reproduction	laid one egg per year
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:Pinguinus_impennis
gptkbp:status	extinct
gptkbp:symbol	extinction due to human activity
gptkbp:weight	about 5 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Still_Life_at_the_Penguin_Cafe
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7