MitoAge

Ara ambiguus

Great green macaw

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Maximum lifespan
29 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,989 bp
RefSeq NC_082166.1
GC content
46.95%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,542 bp
D-loop 1,488 bp

Where Great green macaw sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Great green macaw has the 495th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Great green macaw
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Base composition

Whole genome16,989 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.388
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.128

Life history

Maximum lifespan
29 years
Adult weight
1.3 kg
Postnatal growth rate
0.119 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01516)

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 genome16,989 bp
Protein-coding11,379 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,568 bp
All tRNA1,530 bp
D-loop1,488 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1981 bp26.2%25.3%13.1%35.4%48.52%−0.458+0.018
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp31.6%23.7%9.2%35.5%44.71%−0.587+0.144
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp27.3%24.7%17.4%30.6%47.93%−0.275+0.050
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.1%23.4%14.8%32.7%47.52%−0.378+0.109
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.1%20.8%7.7%39.3%47.02%−0.671+0.213
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.8%24.1%10.8%36.3%47.08%−0.540+0.088
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.8%23.7%15.8%32.7%48.47%−0.347+0.079
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3350 bp28.6%24.6%12.9%34.0%46.86%−0.451+0.075
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%23.6%14.5%34.0%48.49%−0.403+0.085
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,393 bp29.0%23.3%11.3%36.3%47.67%−0.524+0.108
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.1%22.0%11.9%34.0%45.90%−0.481+0.185
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6513 bp41.5%7.8%11.9%38.8%50.68%−0.531+0.684
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.6%25.6%11.7%34.1%45.79%−0.490+0.055
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA972 bp31.8%17.3%19.4%31.5%50.93%−0.236+0.296
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,568 bp32.5%17.7%19.1%30.7%49.81%−0.234+0.294
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,488 bp25.2%32.1%15.1%27.6%42.70%−0.291−0.120

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%
UUU48
UUC163
Leu L17.8%
UUA62
UUG19
CUU80
CUC159
CUA309
CUG45
Ile I7.0%
AUU53
AUC213
Met M4.3%
AUA132
AUG33
Val V4.7%
GUU32
GUC54
GUA66
GUG27
Ser S7.8%
UCU42
UCC101
UCA86
UCG5
AGU11
AGC52
Pro P6.3%
CCU27
CCC107
CCA98
CCG7
Thr T9.9%
ACU34
ACC170
ACA162
ACG10
Ala A7.3%
GCU53
GCC138
GCA82
GCG5
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU26
UAC85
His H2.8%
CAU33
CAC72
Gln Q2.6%
CAA85
CAG14
Asn N3.2%
AAU18
AAC103
Lys K2.4%
AAA76
AAG15
Asp D1.6%
GAU15
GAC47
Glu E2.4%
GAA71
GAG20
Cys C0.7%
UGU12
UGC15
Trp W2.8%
UGA89
UGG18
Arg R1.8%
CGU9
CGC14
CGA36
CGG10
Gly G5.8%
GGU39
GGC51
GGA79
GGG51
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_082166.1

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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 (46.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16666 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA671,038972 bp+50.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0391,10971 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1112,6781,568 bp+49.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6792,75375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7603,740981 bp+48.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7393,81072 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8163,88671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8873,95468 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9554,9941,040 bp+44.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9955,06571 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0675,13569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1375,21074 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2135,27967 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2805,34970 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3596,9061,548 bp+47.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9076,97367 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9787,04669 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0497,732684 bp+47.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7347,80168 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8037,970168 bp+47.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9618,644684 bp+47.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6449,427784 bp+48.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4289,49669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4979,847351 bp+46.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8489,91770 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91910,215297 bp+48.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20911,6011,393 bp+47.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,60211,67069 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,67111,73666 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,73711,80670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,80713,6211,815 bp+45.9%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,63314,7721,140 bp+45.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,77314,84068 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,84514,91470 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,91815,430513 bp−50.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,43215,50170 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,50216,9891,488 bp–42.7%

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