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Ardea purpurea

Purple heron

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Maximum lifespan
25.4 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
18,722 bp
RefSeq NC_025919.1
GC content
45.11%
Whole genome
Non-coding
3,177 bp
D-loop 2,705 bp

Where Purple heron sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Purple heron has the 616th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Purple heron
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Base composition

Whole genome18,722 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.366
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.120

Life history

Maximum lifespan
25.4 years
Adult weight
1.1 kg
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Postnatal growth rate
0.236 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01354)

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 RefSeq
Whole genome18,722 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA969 bp
16S rRNA1,590 bp
All tRNA1,619 bp
D-loop2,705 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.0%26.8%13.8%33.4%47.24%−0.416−0.016
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp32.2%25.4%10.1%32.4%42.46%−0.525+0.119
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.9%25.5%16.6%30.0%46.62%−0.286+0.043
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.6%22.8%14.8%31.9%46.64%−0.367+0.145
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.1%23.2%7.1%37.5%44.64%−0.680+0.161
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.6%22.5%9.6%37.3%46.93%−0.589+0.152
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.7%24.5%15.7%32.1%47.83%−0.344+0.061
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp26.2%27.6%12.5%33.6%46.15%−0.457−0.026
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%24.9%12.1%33.7%45.79%−0.471+0.081
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.1%23.4%10.7%35.8%46.52%−0.541+0.126
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp30.9%22.9%11.8%34.4%46.28%−0.488+0.149
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.8%11.1%10.7%37.4%48.08%−0.554+0.572
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.5%23.6%12.5%36.4%48.91%−0.488+0.075
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA969 bp31.6%20.6%20.7%27.0%47.78%−0.132+0.209
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,590 bp33.0%21.8%18.7%26.5%45.16%−0.173+0.204
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,705 bp30.2%30.2%16.4%23.3%39.63%−0.174+0.001

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU53
UUC164
Leu L17.9%
UUA70
UUG17
CUU76
CUC163
CUA303
CUG50
Ile I7.6%
AUU68
AUC220
Met M4.3%
AUA136
AUG28
Val V4.4%
GUU35
GUC41
GUA70
GUG20
Ser S7.3%
UCU43
UCC87
UCA85
UCG7
AGU7
AGC48
Pro P6.1%
CCU29
CCC89
CCA103
CCG10
Thr T9.3%
ACU35
ACC162
ACA148
ACG7
Ala A7.8%
GCU51
GCC137
GCA105
GCG3
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU35
UAC77
His H2.8%
CAU28
CAC79
Gln Q2.5%
CAA84
CAG12
Asn N3.4%
AAU25
AAC105
Lys K2.3%
AAA77
AAG9
Asp D1.6%
GAU14
GAC48
Glu E2.4%
GAA67
GAG26
Cys C0.8%
UGU8
UGC21
Trp W2.9%
UGA92
UGG17
Arg R1.9%
CGU8
CGC19
CGA38
CGG6
Gly G5.8%
GGU40
GGC68
GGA78
GGG36
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG2

Genome map

40 annotated features in NC_025919.1

Hover, 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 (45.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 40 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,038969 bp+47.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0391,11072 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1112,7001,590 bp+45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7012,77474 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7853,762978 bp+47.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7693,84072 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8513,92171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9213,98969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9905,0301,041 bp+42.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0295,10072 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1025,17069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1835,25674 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2625,32867 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3285,39972 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4016,9511,551 bp+46.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9437,01674 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0197,08769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0897,772684 bp+46.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7747,84269 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8448,011168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0028,685684 bp+46.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6859,468784 bp+47.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4699,53769 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5389,889352 bp+46.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8929,95968 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,96210,258297 bp+45.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,25211,6291,378 bp+46.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,63111,70070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,70111,76666 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76611,83570 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83613,6501,815 bp+46.3%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,66114,8031,143 bp+48.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,80714,87670 bp+–
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,09715,16872 bp+–
D-loopControl region15,16916,3301,162 bp–39.6%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,49716,56670 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,58117,102522 bp−48.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA17,10617,17974 bp−–
D-loopControl region17,18018,7221,543 bp–39.6%

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