Ara ararauna

Blue-and-yellow macaw

Maximum lifespan

43 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,982 bp

RefSeq NC_029319.1

GC content

46.46%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,538 bp

D-loop 1,484 bp

Where Blue-and-yellow macaw sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blue-and-yellow macaw has the 218th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,982 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.377
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.117

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 43 years
Adult weight: 1 kg
Postnatal growth rate: 0.126 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01517)

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 genome16,982 bp

Protein-coding11,379 bp

12S rRNA972 bp

16S rRNA1,566 bp

All tRNA1,529 bp

D-loop1,484 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ara ararauna genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	981 bp	26.6%	25.9%	13.0%	34.5%	47.50%	−0.451	+0.014
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	32.6%	24.3%	8.4%	34.7%	43.08%	−0.612	+0.145
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	27.2%	25.2%	17.6%	30.0%	47.61%	−0.262	+0.038
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.1%	23.5%	15.1%	32.3%	47.37%	−0.364	+0.106
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.3%	20.8%	6.5%	39.3%	45.83%	−0.714	+0.231
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	683 bp	28.7%	25.3%	10.8%	35.1%	45.97%	−0.529	+0.062
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.2%	24.5%	16.5%	31.9%	48.34%	−0.319	+0.052
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp	29.1%	26.9%	12.3%	31.7%	44.00%	−0.442	+0.041
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.3%	25.6%	14.5%	32.7%	47.14%	−0.386	+0.032
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,393 bp	28.4%	24.7%	11.7%	35.2%	46.88%	−0.501	+0.070
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.7%	21.7%	12.5%	34.2%	46.67%	−0.464	+0.188
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	513 bp	40.9%	9.6%	12.3%	37.2%	49.51%	−0.504	+0.622
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	27.3%	25.7%	13.1%	33.9%	47.02%	−0.444	+0.030
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	972 bp	31.9%	17.5%	19.3%	31.3%	50.62%	−0.236	+0.292
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,566 bp	32.8%	18.3%	18.9%	29.9%	48.85%	−0.226	+0.283
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,484 bp	25.5%	31.9%	15.1%	27.4%	42.52%	−0.290	−0.111

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.5%

UUU51

UUC158

Leu L17.8%

UUA80

UUG21

CUU79

CUC158

CUA289

CUG48

Ile I7.2%

AUU69

AUC203

Met M4.5%

AUA134

AUG38

Val V4.7%

GUU40

GUC49

GUA61

GUG28

Ser S7.9%

UCU38

UCC101

UCA95

UCG4

AGU15

AGC48

Pro P6.3%

CCU31

CCC103

CCA96

CCG9

Thr T9.5%

ACU34

ACC159

ACA155

ACG14

Ala A7.4%

GCU50

GCC139

GCA86

GCG5

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU36

UAC75

His H2.8%

CAU24

CAC82

Gln Q2.6%

CAA79

CAG18

Asn N3.2%

AAU19

AAC102

Lys K2.4%

AAA71

AAG21

Asp D1.7%

GAU18

GAC45

Glu E2.4%

GAA71

GAG19

Cys C0.8%

UGU13

UGC16

Trp W2.8%

UGA92

UGG15

Arg R1.7%

CGU6

CGC15

CGA36

CGG9

Gly G5.7%

GGU33

GGC55

GGA76

GGG54

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_029319.1

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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 (46.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Ara ararauna (NC_029319.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	66	66 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	67	1,038	972 bp	+	50.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,039	1,109	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,111	2,676	1,566 bp	+	48.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,677	2,751	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,758	3,738	981 bp	+	47.5%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,737	3,808	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,814	3,884	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,885	3,952	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,953	4,992	1,040 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,993	5,063	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,065	5,133	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,135	5,208	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,211	5,277	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,278	5,347	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,357	6,904	1,548 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,905	6,971	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,975	7,043	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,046	7,729	684 bp	+	47.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,731	7,799	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,801	7,968	168 bp	+	45.8%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,959	8,641	683 bp	+	46.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,642	9,425	784 bp	+	48.3%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,426	9,494	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,495	9,845	351 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,846	9,915	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,917	10,213	297 bp	+	47.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,207	11,599	1,393 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,600	11,668	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,669	11,734	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,735	11,804	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,805	13,619	1,815 bp	+	46.7%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,631	14,770	1,140 bp	+	47.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,771	14,838	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,843	14,911	69 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,915	15,427	513 bp	−	49.5%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,430	15,498	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,499	16,982	1,484 bp	–	42.5%