Ara glaucogularis

Blue-throated macaw

Maximum lifespan

22 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,983 bp

RefSeq NC_026029.1

GC content

46.43%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,538 bp

D-loop 1,485 bp

Where Blue-throated macaw sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blue-throated macaw has the 789th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,983 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.390
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.125

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 22 years
Adult weight: 784 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01519)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, medium sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: 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 genome16,983 bp

Protein-coding11,379 bp

12S rRNA972 bp

16S rRNA1,566 bp

All tRNA1,530 bp

D-loop1,485 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ara glaucogularis genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	981 bp	26.6%	26.2%	12.8%	34.4%	47.20%	−0.456	+0.008
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	32.3%	24.4%	8.6%	34.7%	43.27%	−0.604	+0.139
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	27.2%	24.9%	17.6%	30.3%	47.93%	−0.264	+0.045
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.4%	22.8%	14.5%	33.3%	47.81%	−0.395	+0.126
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.3%	22.6%	6.5%	37.5%	44.05%	−0.703	+0.191
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.5%	24.3%	10.2%	36.0%	46.20%	−0.557	+0.098
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.8%	24.9%	15.7%	31.6%	47.32%	−0.337	+0.056
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp	30.0%	27.1%	11.7%	31.1%	42.86%	−0.453	+0.050
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.3%	26.3%	14.1%	32.3%	46.47%	−0.391	+0.019
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,393 bp	29.4%	24.1%	10.9%	35.6%	46.52%	−0.531	+0.098
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.7%	22.1%	12.3%	33.9%	46.17%	−0.468	+0.179
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	513 bp	42.5%	9.2%	11.1%	37.2%	48.34%	−0.540	+0.645
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	28.0%	25.9%	12.3%	33.9%	46.14%	−0.468	+0.039
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	972 bp	32.4%	17.5%	18.8%	31.3%	50.10%	−0.248	+0.299
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,566 bp	33.0%	18.1%	18.6%	30.3%	48.85%	−0.239	+0.291
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,485 bp	25.5%	30.4%	14.9%	29.3%	44.18%	−0.326	−0.088

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F5.6%

UUU55

UUC156

Leu L17.8%

UUA83

UUG25

CUU77

CUC161

CUA304

CUG26

Ile I7.2%

AUU59

AUC216

Met M4.4%

AUA129

AUG39

Val V4.5%

GUU41

GUC43

GUA63

GUG23

Ser S7.8%

UCU45

UCC96

UCA89

UCG6

AGU12

AGC50

Pro P6.3%

CCU39

CCC96

CCA100

CCG5

Thr T9.9%

ACU34

ACC167

ACA167

ACG8

Ala A7.2%

GCU51

GCC134

GCA79

GCG8

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU44

UAC64

His H2.8%

CAU25

CAC83

Gln Q2.6%

CAA84

CAG13

Asn N3.2%

AAU14

AAC107

Lys K2.4%

AAA74

AAG16

Asp D1.7%

GAU13

GAC50

Glu E2.4%

GAA65

GAG27

Cys C0.8%

UGU14

UGC15

Trp W2.8%

UGA89

UGG18

Arg R1.8%

CGU8

CGC15

CGA36

CGG9

Gly G5.8%

GGU33

GGC53

GGA83

GGG50

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG2

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_026029.1

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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 (46.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Ara glaucogularis (NC_026029.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	66	66 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	67	1,038	972 bp	+	50.1%
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	+	47.2%
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	+	43.3%
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	+	47.9%
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	+	47.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,731	7,799	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,801	7,968	168 bp	+	44.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,959	8,642	684 bp	+	46.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,642	9,425	784 bp	+	47.3%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,426	9,494	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,495	9,845	351 bp	+	42.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,846	9,915	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,917	10,213	297 bp	+	46.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,207	11,599	1,393 bp	+	46.5%
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	+	46.2%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,631	14,770	1,140 bp	+	46.1%
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	−	48.3%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,429	15,498	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,499	16,983	1,485 bp	–	44.2%