Agapornis pullarius

Red-headed lovebird

Maximum lifespan

18 yr

mtDNA size

16,722 bp

RefSeq NC_045368.1

GC content

48.85%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,278 bp

D-loop 1,221 bp

Where Red-headed lovebird sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Red-headed lovebird has the 1,042nd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,722 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.417
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.160

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 18 years
Adult weight: 43 g
Female sexual maturity: 363 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01491)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, small sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,722 bp

Protein-coding11,360 bp

12S rRNA978 bp

16S rRNA1,584 bp

All tRNA1,533 bp

D-loop1,221 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Agapornis pullarius genes
		Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	960 bp		27.1%	23.2%	13.0%	36.7%	49.69%	−0.476	+0.077
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp		30.3%	22.0%	9.9%	37.8%	47.69%	−0.585	+0.158
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp		27.5%	23.0%	16.3%	33.2%	49.55%	−0.340	+0.088
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp		29.8%	21.3%	14.5%	34.4%	48.83%	−0.407	+0.166
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp		35.7%	20.2%	4.8%	39.3%	44.05%	−0.784	+0.277
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp		27.6%	21.8%	10.2%	40.4%	50.59%	−0.595	+0.118
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp		27.2%	23.1%	14.8%	34.9%	49.75%	−0.405	+0.081
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp		26.9%	22.6%	12.9%	37.7%	50.57%	−0.492	+0.087
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp		26.3%	23.2%	12.5%	38.0%	50.51%	−0.507	+0.061
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,393 bp		28.6%	21.1%	10.5%	39.8%	50.25%	−0.583	+0.152
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp		30.9%	21.3%	12.0%	35.8%	47.77%	−0.497	+0.184
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	516 bp		40.7%	7.6%	13.0%	38.8%	51.74%	−0.498	+0.687
CYTBCytochrome b	1,139 bp		26.5%	23.4%	13.0%	37.1%	50.13%	−0.482	+0.063
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	978 bp		31.8%	15.2%	19.4%	33.5%	52.97%	−0.266	+0.352
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,584 bp		31.3%	17.1%	19.4%	32.2%	51.58%	−0.248	+0.293
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,221 bp		27.8%	29.2%	15.6%	27.4%	43.00%	−0.272	−0.026

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,790 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%

UUU48

UUC168

Leu L18.2%

UUA51

UUG23

CUU67

CUC200

CUA301

CUG46

Ile I6.8%

AUU48

AUC209

Met M4.1%

AUA123

AUG33

Val V4.0%

GUU29

GUC46

GUA58

GUG19

Ser S7.7%

UCU28

UCC131

UCA69

UCG5

AGU8

AGC52

Pro P6.3%

CCU27

CCC108

CCA98

CCG7

Thr T9.8%

ACU23

ACC194

ACA149

ACG6

Ala A8.2%

GCU34

GCC189

GCA72

GCG14

Tyr Y2.6%

UAU25

UAC74

His H3.0%

CAU15

CAC97

Gln Q2.6%

CAA86

CAG11

Asn N3.5%

AAU8

AAC123

Lys K2.5%

AAA77

AAG16

Asp D1.6%

GAU8

GAC53

Glu E2.4%

GAA69

GAG23

Cys C0.7%

UGU5

UGC21

Trp W2.8%

UGA92

UGG13

Arg R1.8%

CGU6

CGC23

CGA32

CGG8

Gly G5.6%

GGU11

GGC74

GGA92

GGG37

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_045368.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (48.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Agapornis pullarius (NC_045368.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	66	66 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	67	1,044	978 bp	+	53.0%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,045	1,114	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,115	2,698	1,584 bp	+	51.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,699	2,772	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,779	3,738	960 bp	+	49.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,737	3,810	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,819	3,889	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,889	3,957	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,958	4,997	1,040 bp	+	47.7%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,998	5,068	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,071	5,139	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,140	5,212	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,213	5,278	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,278	5,349	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,359	6,906	1,548 bp	+	49.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,898	6,973	76 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,978	7,046	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,050	7,733	684 bp	+	48.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,735	7,802	68 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,804	7,971	168 bp	+	44.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,962	8,645	684 bp	+	50.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,645	9,428	784 bp	+	49.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,429	9,497	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,498	9,848	351 bp	+	50.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,849	9,916	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,918	10,214	297 bp	+	50.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,208	11,600	1,393 bp	+	50.3%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,601	11,669	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,670	11,735	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,735	11,805	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,806	13,620	1,815 bp	+	47.8%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,634	14,772	1,139 bp	+	50.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,773	14,840	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,845	14,913	69 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,917	15,432	516 bp	−	51.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,434	15,501	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,502	16,722	1,221 bp	–	43.0%

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