Botaurus sinensis

Yellow Bittern

Maximum lifespan

3.2 yr

USGS longevity records

mtDNA size

19,493 bp

RefSeq NC_025925.1

GC content

43.24%

Whole genome

Non-coding

3,276 bp

D-loop 3,005 bp

Where Yellow Bittern sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Yellow Bittern has the 2,172nd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome19,493 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.384
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.126

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 3.2 years

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records

About this record

Lifespan source: NABBP Longevity Records v2025.1
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable
Licence: U.S. Government work
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Provisional: the EURING list could not be retrieved, so the USGS record is used.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome19,493 bp

Protein-coding11,900 bp

12S rRNA970 bp

16S rRNA1,595 bp

All tRNA1,763 bp

D-loop3,005 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Botaurus sinensis genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	28.1%	26.5%	11.7%	33.7%	45.40%	−0.486	+0.030
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	32.2%	24.1%	10.2%	33.5%	43.71%	−0.534	+0.143
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.5%	27.1%	15.6%	28.8%	44.42%	−0.298	+0.026
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.3%	22.5%	14.5%	32.7%	47.22%	−0.387	+0.147
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.9%	27.4%	5.4%	33.3%	38.69%	−0.723	+0.107
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.6%	24.4%	9.2%	34.8%	44.01%	−0.581	+0.128
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.6%	24.7%	15.2%	31.5%	46.68%	−0.350	+0.072
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	27.4%	27.9%	10.8%	33.9%	44.73%	−0.516	−0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.6%	26.3%	13.1%	33.0%	46.13%	−0.431	+0.025
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.6%	23.0%	9.4%	35.9%	45.36%	−0.584	+0.158
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	33.1%	23.0%	10.5%	33.4%	43.91%	−0.523	+0.181
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.0%	10.9%	10.0%	37.2%	47.13%	−0.577	+0.587
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.8%	24.9%	11.8%	34.5%	46.28%	−0.490	+0.072
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	970 bp	33.0%	21.1%	19.7%	26.2%	45.88%	−0.142	+0.219
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,595 bp	35.0%	22.3%	17.6%	25.1%	42.76%	−0.176	+0.222
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	3,005 bp	31.8%	32.2%	14.4%	21.6%	36.01%	−0.200	−0.006

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F5.7%

UUU66

UUC152

Leu L17.7%

UUA96

UUG19

CUU78

CUC148

CUA313

CUG17

Ile I7.7%

AUU92

AUC201

Met M4.3%

AUA142

AUG23

Val V4.0%

GUU33

GUC33

GUA71

GUG15

Ser S7.2%

UCU27

UCC99

UCA89

UCG7

AGU7

AGC45

Pro P6.1%

CCU33

CCC89

CCA105

CCG5

Thr T9.6%

ACU71

ACC141

ACA146

ACG7

Ala A7.7%

GCU55

GCC132

GCA100

GCG5

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU29

UAC83

His H2.8%

CAU24

CAC84

Gln Q2.6%

CAA92

CAG5

Asn N3.5%

AAU15

AAC119

Lys K2.3%

AAA80

AAG8

Asp D1.7%

GAU17

GAC46

Glu E2.4%

GAA84

GAG9

Cys C0.8%

UGU13

UGC17

Trp W2.8%

UGA97

UGG11

Arg R1.9%

CGU6

CGC21

CGA40

CGG4

Gly G5.8%

GGU26

GGC71

GGA91

GGG33

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA2

AGG2

Genome map

43 annotated features in NC_025925.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

Protein-coding14
rRNA2
tRNA25
D-loop2

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (43.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 43 features as a table

Annotated features of Botaurus sinensis (NC_025925.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,038	970 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,039	1,110	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,111	2,705	1,595 bp	+	42.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,706	2,778	73 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,789	3,766	978 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,772	3,844	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,854	3,924	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,924	3,992	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,993	5,033	1,041 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,032	5,104	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,106	5,174	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,185	5,257	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,260	5,327	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,327	5,398	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,400	6,950	1,551 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,942	7,015	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,018	7,086	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,088	7,771	684 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,773	7,842	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,844	8,011	168 bp	+	38.7%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,002	8,685	684 bp	+	44.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,685	9,468	784 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,469	9,537	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,538	9,889	352 bp	+	44.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,892	9,960	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,962	10,258	297 bp	+	46.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,252	11,629	1,378 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,630	11,698	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,700	11,765	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,765	11,835	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,836	13,650	1,815 bp	+	43.9%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,663	14,805	1,143 bp	+	46.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,808	14,876	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,887	14,956	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,971	15,492	522 bp	−	47.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,496	15,570	75 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,571	16,915	1,345 bp	–	36.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	17,071	17,139	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	17,150	17,219	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	17,234	17,755	522 bp	−	47.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	17,759	17,833	75 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	17,834	19,493	1,660 bp	–	36.0%