Balearica regulorum

Grey crowned crane

Maximum lifespan

27.2 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,802 bp

RefSeq NC_020569.1

GC content

44.92%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,335 bp

D-loop 1,248 bp

Where Grey crowned crane sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Grey crowned crane has the 540th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,802 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.392
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.143

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 27.2 years
Adult weight: 3.4 kg
Female sexual maturity: 3 years
Male sexual maturity: 3 years
Gestation or incubation: 30 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00706)

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: 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 genome16,802 bp

Protein-coding11,354 bp

12S rRNA976 bp

16S rRNA1,596 bp

All tRNA1,552 bp

D-loop1,248 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Balearica regulorum genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	966 bp	27.2%	26.6%	13.5%	32.7%	46.17%	−0.417	+0.012
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	32.1%	24.9%	9.8%	33.1%	42.93%	−0.543	+0.126
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.2%	25.4%	15.9%	30.5%	46.36%	−0.316	+0.053
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.7%	23.7%	14.2%	31.4%	45.61%	−0.378	+0.129
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.7%	23.2%	4.8%	39.3%	44.05%	−0.784	+0.170
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.9%	23.0%	9.1%	36.1%	45.18%	−0.599	+0.163
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.9%	24.2%	15.4%	32.4%	47.83%	−0.355	+0.071
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.1%	25.1%	11.1%	34.8%	45.87%	−0.516	+0.074
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.3%	23.6%	12.8%	33.3%	46.13%	−0.445	+0.125
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,368 bp	31.9%	23.9%	10.1%	34.1%	44.15%	−0.543	+0.144
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.3%	23.6%	11.7%	32.3%	44.08%	−0.468	+0.155
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	41.0%	11.3%	9.6%	38.1%	47.70%	−0.598	+0.568
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	29.1%	23.9%	11.7%	35.3%	46.98%	−0.501	+0.099
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	976 bp	31.5%	20.2%	19.9%	28.5%	48.36%	−0.178	+0.218
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,596 bp	34.4%	19.7%	18.5%	27.4%	45.87%	−0.194	+0.271
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,248 bp	32.1%	29.0%	13.5%	25.5%	38.94%	−0.309	+0.050

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,790 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU51

UUC175

Leu L17.3%

UUA76

UUG25

CUU55

CUC157

CUA321

CUG21

Ile I7.9%

AUU89

AUC210

Met M4.8%

AUA149

AUG33

Val V4.1%

GUU34

GUC36

GUA70

GUG17

Ser S7.3%

UCU38

UCC88

UCA87

UCG13

AGU9

AGC42

Pro P5.9%

CCU27

CCC70

CCA116

CCG11

Thr T9.6%

ACU55

ACC155

ACA147

ACG5

Ala A7.4%

GCU51

GCC122

GCA96

GCG11

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU27

UAC79

His H3.1%

CAU24

CAC92

Gln Q2.6%

CAA91

CAG6

Asn N3.5%

AAU21

AAC110

Lys K2.3%

AAA81

AAG6

Asp D1.6%

GAU18

GAC42

Glu E2.5%

GAA81

GAG14

Cys C0.6%

UGU8

UGC15

Trp W2.9%

UGA94

UGG15

Arg R1.8%

CGU9

CGC17

CGA36

CGG6

Gly G5.9%

GGU23

GGC81

GGA75

GGG46

Stop 0.3%

UAA8

UAG0

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020569.1

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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 (44.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Balearica regulorum (NC_020569.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	74	74 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	75	1,050	976 bp	+	48.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,051	1,122	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,123	2,718	1,596 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,719	2,793	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,798	3,763	966 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,762	3,834	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,843	3,913	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,913	3,981	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,982	5,020	1,039 bp	+	42.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,021	5,091	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,093	5,161	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,164	5,236	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,242	5,308	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,308	5,378	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,380	6,930	1,551 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,922	6,995	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,999	7,067	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,069	7,752	684 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,754	7,823	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,825	7,992	168 bp	+	44.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,983	8,666	684 bp	+	45.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,666	9,449	784 bp	+	47.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,450	9,518	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,519	9,870	352 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,873	9,941	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,943	10,239	297 bp	+	46.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,233	11,600	1,368 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,611	11,680	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,681	11,747	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,747	11,817	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,818	13,632	1,815 bp	+	44.1%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,643	14,785	1,143 bp	+	47.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,790	14,859	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,882	14,951	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,959	15,480	522 bp	−	47.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,485	15,555	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,555	16,802	1,248 bp	–	38.9%