Ara chloropterus

Red-and-green macaw

Maximum lifespan

50.1 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,991 bp

RefSeq NC_047199.1

GC content

46.73%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,552 bp

D-loop 1,487 bp

Where Red-and-green macaw sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Red-and-green macaw has the 133rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,991 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.385
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.127

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 50.1 years
Adult weight: 1.2 kg
Gestation or incubation: 28 days
Litter or clutch size: 2.5
Postnatal growth rate: 0.112 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01518)

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 genome16,991 bp

Protein-coding11,373 bp

12S rRNA972 bp

16S rRNA1,567 bp

All tRNA1,539 bp

D-loop1,487 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ara chloropterus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	981 bp	27.6%	24.7%	12.2%	35.5%	47.71%	−0.487	+0.057
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	31.6%	23.5%	9.3%	35.6%	44.90%	−0.585	+0.148
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	26.8%	24.7%	17.9%	30.6%	48.45%	−0.261	+0.040
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.5%	23.2%	14.3%	32.9%	47.22%	−0.393	+0.119
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.7%	21.4%	7.7%	38.1%	45.83%	−0.662	+0.209
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.5%	23.8%	10.2%	36.4%	46.64%	−0.561	+0.107
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.2%	23.9%	15.4%	32.5%	47.96%	−0.356	+0.083
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp	27.7%	24.9%	13.1%	34.3%	47.43%	−0.446	+0.054
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.3%	23.9%	14.8%	34.0%	48.82%	−0.393	+0.066
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,393 bp	29.1%	23.8%	11.3%	35.8%	47.16%	−0.519	+0.101
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,809 bp	32.1%	22.4%	11.9%	33.5%	45.44%	−0.474	+0.177
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	513 bp	41.9%	8.2%	11.5%	38.4%	49.90%	−0.539	+0.673
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	28.0%	26.1%	12.4%	33.5%	45.88%	−0.461	+0.034
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	972 bp	32.1%	17.2%	19.0%	31.7%	50.72%	−0.249	+0.303
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,567 bp	32.3%	17.5%	19.3%	30.9%	50.16%	−0.232	+0.296
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,487 bp	25.4%	32.3%	15.3%	27.0%	42.30%	−0.278	−0.119

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%

UUU47

UUC165

Leu L17.6%

UUA68

UUG22

CUU81

CUC154

CUA308

CUG35

Ile I7.2%

AUU60

AUC212

Met M4.4%

AUA131

AUG36

Val V4.5%

GUU35

GUC48

GUA62

GUG27

Ser S7.8%

UCU47

UCC93

UCA88

UCG7

AGU11

AGC49

Pro P6.3%

CCU31

CCC103

CCA101

CCG5

Thr T9.9%

ACU28

ACC176

ACA157

ACG15

Ala A7.3%

GCU47

GCC142

GCA81

GCG7

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU31

UAC78

His H2.8%

CAU32

CAC75

Gln Q2.6%

CAA80

CAG18

Asn N3.2%

AAU14

AAC109

Lys K2.4%

AAA76

AAG14

Asp D1.7%

GAU12

GAC51

Glu E2.4%

GAA70

GAG22

Cys C0.8%

UGU12

UGC17

Trp W2.8%

UGA91

UGG17

Arg R1.8%

CGU9

CGC14

CGA38

CGG8

Gly G5.8%

GGU40

GGC45

GGA82

GGG52

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_047199.1

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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 (46.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Ara chloropterus (NC_047199.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	66	66 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	67	1,038	972 bp	+	50.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,038	1,108	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,112	2,678	1,567 bp	+	50.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,679	2,753	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,760	3,740	981 bp	+	47.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,739	3,810	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,816	3,886	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,886	3,954	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,955	4,994	1,040 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,995	5,065	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,067	5,135	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,138	5,211	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,214	5,280	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,280	5,350	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,360	6,907	1,548 bp	+	48.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,899	6,974	76 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,980	7,048	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,051	7,734	684 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,736	7,804	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,806	7,973	168 bp	+	45.8%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,964	8,647	684 bp	+	46.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,647	9,430	784 bp	+	48.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,431	9,499	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,500	9,850	351 bp	+	47.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,851	9,920	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,922	10,218	297 bp	+	48.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,212	11,604	1,393 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,605	11,673	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,674	11,739	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,739	11,809	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,816	13,624	1,809 bp	+	45.4%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,636	14,775	1,140 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,776	14,843	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,848	14,917	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,921	15,433	513 bp	−	49.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,436	15,504	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,505	16,991	1,487 bp	–	42.3%