Maximum lifespan
26.9 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
46.55%
Whole genome
Non-coding
3,300 bp
D-loop 2,428 bp

Where White cockatoo sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. White cockatoo has the 567th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %White cockatoo
  • This species
  • Other birds
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome18,894 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.357
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.102

Life history

Maximum lifespan
26.9 years
Adult weight
570 g
Female sexual maturity
5.5 years
Male sexual maturity
5.5 years
Gestation or incubation
30 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.13 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01537)

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
New in build 2
In the database since
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 genome18,894 bp
Protein-coding11,385 bp
12S rRNA969 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,668 bp
D-loop2,428 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Cacatua alba genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1981 bp27.2%25.1%13.3%34.5%47.71%−0.444+0.041
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp31.4%22.4%9.4%36.7%46.15%−0.592+0.168
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp26.6%25.6%16.9%30.8%47.74%−0.291+0.019
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.3%25.9%14.0%29.8%43.86%−0.360+0.078
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp36.9%21.4%5.4%36.3%41.67%−0.743+0.265
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp26.6%25.7%11.0%36.7%47.66%−0.540+0.017
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.3%25.5%16.1%32.1%48.21%−0.333+0.015
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3350 bp29.7%26.0%11.7%32.6%44.29%−0.471+0.067
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.6%25.9%12.8%34.7%47.48%−0.461+0.013
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,393 bp28.6%24.0%11.2%36.1%47.31%−0.527+0.087
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.2%22.6%12.4%33.8%46.17%−0.463+0.159
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp38.0%11.4%13.7%37.0%50.67%−0.460+0.539
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp27.7%25.1%13.1%34.1%47.19%−0.446+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA969 bp32.0%18.7%19.7%29.6%49.33%−0.201+0.263
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp33.3%18.5%18.4%29.9%48.22%−0.238+0.286
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,428 bp22.6%32.8%18.9%25.8%44.65%−0.155−0.185

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%
UUU71
UUC142
Leu L18.3%
UUA62
UUG14
CUU94
CUC181
CUA305
CUG38
Ile I7.0%
AUU89
AUC176
Met M4.3%
AUA139
AUG24
Val V4.2%
GUU34
GUC45
GUA66
GUG14
Ser S7.9%
UCU37
UCC110
UCA86
UCG9
AGU6
AGC54
Pro P5.9%
CCU23
CCC91
CCA104
CCG7
Thr T9.7%
ACU43
ACC162
ACA154
ACG8
Ala A7.9%
GCU61
GCC144
GCA84
GCG13
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU26
UAC80
His H2.7%
CAU23
CAC81
Gln Q2.6%
CAA75
CAG24
Asn N3.4%
AAU20
AAC109
Lys K2.4%
AAA71
AAG19
Asp D1.6%
GAU20
GAC42
Glu E2.5%
GAA55
GAG41
Cys C0.7%
UGU7
UGC21
Trp W2.8%
UGA89
UGG18
Arg R1.8%
CGU7
CGC17
CGA36
CGG8
Gly G5.6%
GGU24
GGC53
GGA84
GGG50
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

41 annotated features in NC_059710.1

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
  • tRNA24
  • D-loop2
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (46.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 41 features as a table
Annotated features of Cacatua alba (NC_059710.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16464 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA651,033969 bp+49.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0341,10572 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1062,6791,574 bp+48.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6802,75475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7633,743981 bp+47.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7423,81372 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8213,89171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8913,95969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9604,9991,040 bp+46.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0005,07071 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0725,14069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1425,21574 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2185,28467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2855,35470 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3646,9111,548 bp+47.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9126,97867 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9837,05169 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0547,737684 bp+43.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7397,80668 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8087,975168 bp+41.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9668,649684 bp+47.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6499,432784 bp+48.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4339,50169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5029,852351 bp+44.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8539,92068 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92210,218297 bp+47.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21211,6041,393 bp+47.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,60511,67369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,67411,73966 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,74011,80970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,81013,6241,815 bp+46.2%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,63714,7761,140 bp+47.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,77714,84468 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,84614,91469 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,91815,436519 bp−50.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,43715,51175 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,51216,6971,186 bp–44.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,81216,87968 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,88116,94969 bp−–
D-loopControl region17,65318,8941,242 bp–44.7%