Ardea cinerea
Grey heron
GC content
45.21%
Whole genome
Non-coding
3,144 bp
D-loop 2,679 bp
Where Grey heron sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Grey heron has the 293rd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome18,703 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.364
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.116
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 37.5 years
- Adult weight
- 1.4 kg
- Female sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.149 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01350)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome18,703 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,599 bp
All tRNA1,621 bp
D-loop2,679 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 47.34% | −0.408 | −0.017 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,041 bp | 45.15% | −0.511 | +0.145 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 46.10% | −0.287 | +0.036 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 45.32% | −0.387 | +0.150 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 45.83% | −0.688 | +0.165 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 47.66% | −0.564 | +0.145 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 47.45% | −0.366 | +0.087 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 45.30% | −0.459 | −0.021 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 47.48% | −0.489 | +0.128 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 46.15% | −0.535 | +0.105 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 46.45% | −0.499 | +0.160 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 44.64% | −0.562 | +0.522 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 49.52% | −0.477 | +0.064 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 972 bp | 47.63% | −0.153 | +0.226 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,599 bp | 45.22% | −0.162 | +0.201 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 2,679 bp | 40.58% | −0.170 | −0.020 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.6%
UUU55
UUC157
Leu L17.9%
UUA79
UUG15
CUU77
CUC171
CUA301
CUG38
Ile I7.6%
AUU73
AUC216
Met M4.3%
AUA125
AUG38
Val V4.3%
GUU36
GUC43
GUA65
GUG18
Ser S7.3%
UCU35
UCC96
UCA86
UCG4
AGU8
AGC50
Pro P6.0%
CCU27
CCC86
CCA99
CCG14
Thr T9.6%
ACU44
ACC165
ACA146
ACG11
Ala A7.7%
GCU52
GCC134
GCA103
GCG5
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU34
UAC79
His H2.8%
CAU22
CAC83
Gln Q2.6%
CAA80
CAG17
Asn N3.3%
AAU24
AAC102
Lys K2.3%
AAA76
AAG12
Asp D1.7%
GAU17
GAC46
Glu E2.4%
GAA74
GAG18
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG16
Arg R1.9%
CGU6
CGC22
CGA37
CGG7
Gly G5.8%
GGU32
GGC73
GGA86
GGG30
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG2
Genome map
40 annotated features in NC_025900.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- Protein-coding13
- rRNA2
- tRNA23
- D-loop2
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (45.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 40 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 69 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 70 | 1,041 | 972 bp | + | 47.6% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,042 | 1,113 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,114 | 2,712 | 1,599 bp | + | 45.2% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,713 | 2,786 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,797 | 3,774 | 978 bp | + | 47.3% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,781 | 3,851 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,862 | 3,932 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,932 | 4,000 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,001 | 5,041 | 1,041 bp | + | 45.2% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,040 | 5,111 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,113 | 5,181 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,194 | 5,267 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,271 | 5,337 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,337 | 5,408 | 72 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,410 | 6,960 | 1,551 bp | + | 46.1% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,952 | 7,025 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,028 | 7,096 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,098 | 7,781 | 684 bp | + | 45.3% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,783 | 7,853 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,855 | 8,022 | 168 bp | + | 45.8% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,013 | 8,696 | 684 bp | + | 47.7% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,696 | 9,479 | 784 bp | + | 47.5% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,480 | 9,548 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,549 | 9,900 | 352 bp | + | 45.3% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,903 | 9,970 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,973 | 10,269 | 297 bp | + | 47.5% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,263 | 11,640 | 1,378 bp | + | 46.2% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,641 | 11,710 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,711 | 11,776 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,776 | 11,846 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,847 | 13,661 | 1,815 bp | + | 46.5% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,672 | 14,814 | 1,143 bp | + | 49.5% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,818 | 14,887 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,105 | 15,177 | 73 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,178 | 16,356 | 1,179 bp | – | 40.6% |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 16,523 | 16,592 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 16,606 | 17,127 | 522 bp | − | 44.6% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 17,131 | 17,203 | 73 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 17,204 | 18,703 | 1,500 bp | – | 40.6% |