Amazona aestiva

Blue-fronted amazon

Maximum lifespan

49 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

18,853 bp

RefSeq NC_033336.1

GC content

45.97%

Whole genome

Non-coding

3,401 bp

D-loop 3,236 bp

Where Blue-fronted amazon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blue-fronted amazon has the 158th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome18,853 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.381
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.118

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 49 years
Adult weight: 451 g
Postnatal growth rate: 0.181 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01495)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, large 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 genome18,853 bp

Protein-coding11,393 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,568 bp

All tRNA1,537 bp

D-loop3,236 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Amazona aestiva genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	981 bp	27.8%	23.9%	12.1%	36.2%	48.32%	−0.498	+0.077
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	34.0%	21.4%	7.9%	36.6%	44.52%	−0.646	+0.227
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	27.5%	23.4%	16.9%	32.2%	49.10%	−0.311	+0.079
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.8%	23.7%	13.9%	31.6%	45.47%	−0.389	+0.131
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	39.9%	21.4%	4.2%	34.5%	38.69%	−0.785	+0.301
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.3%	24.1%	8.5%	37.1%	45.61%	−0.628	+0.113
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	29.8%	23.0%	13.8%	33.4%	47.19%	−0.416	+0.130
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp	30.0%	24.0%	12.3%	33.7%	46.00%	−0.466	+0.111
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.3%	24.6%	12.5%	33.7%	46.13%	−0.460	+0.088
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,393 bp	30.9%	22.3%	10.1%	36.6%	46.73%	−0.567	+0.162
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,824 bp	33.1%	21.9%	11.7%	33.2%	44.96%	−0.478	+0.203
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	42.0%	9.1%	11.2%	37.8%	48.94%	−0.543	+0.645
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	27.3%	23.6%	13.7%	35.4%	49.12%	−0.443	+0.072
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	32.2%	17.3%	19.2%	31.3%	50.52%	−0.239	+0.303
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,568 bp	34.7%	17.6%	18.4%	29.3%	47.70%	−0.227	+0.327
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	3,236 bp	23.3%	33.9%	17.3%	25.6%	42.83%	−0.193	−0.185

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,802 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%

UUU53

UUC163

Leu L17.2%

UUA56

UUG20

CUU51

CUC168

CUA319

CUG40

Ile I7.5%

AUU65

AUC221

Met M4.6%

AUA150

AUG24

Val V4.0%

GUU22

GUC47

GUA56

GUG27

Ser S7.8%

UCU41

UCC93

UCA98

UCG6

AGU8

AGC49

Pro P6.3%

CCU22

CCC102

CCA106

CCG10

Thr T10.4%

ACU34

ACC178

ACA171

ACG12

Ala A7.2%

GCU40

GCC146

GCA80

GCG8

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU25

UAC88

His H2.5%

CAU18

CAC78

Gln Q2.6%

CAA92

CAG7

Asn N3.7%

AAU21

AAC119

Lys K2.4%

AAA80

AAG10

Asp D1.6%

GAU11

GAC49

Glu E2.4%

GAA77

GAG15

Cys C0.7%

UGU6

UGC21

Trp W2.8%

UGA91

UGG17

Arg R1.8%

CGU5

CGC18

CGA39

CGG5

Gly G5.7%

GGU25

GGC53

GGA92

GGG45

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_033336.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop2

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (46.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 39 features as a table

Annotated features of Amazona aestiva (NC_033336.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	66	66 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	66	1,033	968 bp	+	50.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,033	1,104	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,106	2,673	1,568 bp	+	47.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,673	2,747	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,754	3,734	981 bp	+	48.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,733	3,804	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,812	3,882	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,882	3,950	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,951	4,990	1,040 bp	+	44.5%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,991	5,060	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,062	5,130	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,132	5,205	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,208	5,274	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,274	5,344	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,354	6,901	1,548 bp	+	49.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,893	6,968	76 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,971	7,039	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,042	7,725	684 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,727	7,795	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,797	7,964	168 bp	+	38.7%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,955	8,638	684 bp	+	45.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,638	9,421	784 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,422	9,489	68 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,490	9,840	351 bp	+	46.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,841	9,909	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,911	10,207	297 bp	+	46.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,201	11,593	1,393 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,594	11,662	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,663	11,728	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,728	11,798	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,799	13,622	1,824 bp	+	45.0%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,622	14,761	1,140 bp	+	49.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,762	14,830	69 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	14,957	16,521	1,565 bp	–	42.8%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,522	16,590	69 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,594	17,112	519 bp	−	48.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	17,114	17,182	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	17,183	18,853	1,671 bp	–	42.8%