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Caloenas nicobarica

Nicobar pigeon

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Maximum lifespan
20.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,090 bp
RefSeq NC_031869.1
GC content
44.94%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,620 bp
D-loop 1,534 bp

Where Nicobar pigeon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Nicobar pigeon has the 877th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Nicobar pigeon
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Base composition

Whole genome17,090 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.365
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.093

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20.5 years
Adult weight
519 g
Gestation or incubation
17 days
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00587)

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
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 genome17,090 bp
Protein-coding11,366 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,594 bp
All tRNA1,546 bp
D-loop1,534 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1966 bp26.1%29.1%14.2%30.6%44.82%−0.367−0.054
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.7%25.7%10.3%31.3%41.58%−0.505+0.120
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.2%26.7%16.0%30.1%46.10%−0.306+0.010
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.2%25.7%15.2%29.8%45.03%−0.325+0.064
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.7%25.0%7.7%34.5%42.26%−0.634+0.134
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.9%26.2%9.9%34.9%44.88%−0.557+0.050
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.9%25.4%15.2%32.5%47.70%−0.364+0.029
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp26.2%27.9%13.1%32.8%45.87%−0.429−0.032
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.3%25.9%15.2%31.6%46.80%−0.353+0.025
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.7%25.5%11.0%33.7%44.78%−0.507+0.075
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp30.6%24.4%11.8%33.1%44.94%−0.474+0.113
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp41.0%11.1%9.4%38.5%47.89%−0.608+0.574
CYTBCytochrome b1,142 bp27.8%26.0%12.9%33.3%46.15%−0.442+0.034
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp31.4%21.0%20.3%27.2%47.59%−0.145+0.200
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,594 bp32.6%21.6%19.4%26.4%45.80%−0.153+0.204
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,534 bp29.9%28.2%14.1%27.8%41.92%−0.328+0.028

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,793 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU73
UUC148
Leu L17.7%
UUA108
UUG21
CUU78
CUC152
CUA270
CUG44
Ile I7.5%
AUU91
AUC195
Met M4.5%
AUA137
AUG35
Val V4.7%
GUU41
GUC46
GUA70
GUG23
Ser S7.6%
UCU49
UCC96
UCA77
UCG11
AGU12
AGC44
Pro P5.9%
CCU43
CCC84
CCA86
CCG10
Thr T8.9%
ACU61
ACC131
ACA134
ACG10
Ala A7.6%
GCU57
GCC128
GCA93
GCG12
Tyr Y3.1%
UAU43
UAC74
His H2.8%
CAU25
CAC80
Gln Q2.4%
CAA84
CAG8
Asn N3.5%
AAU25
AAC106
Lys K2.3%
AAA75
AAG11
Asp D1.7%
GAU22
GAC44
Glu E2.5%
GAA74
GAG19
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG12
Arg R1.8%
CGU3
CGC17
CGA41
CGG9
Gly G5.8%
GGU33
GGC70
GGA76
GGG42
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_031869.1

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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
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,041973 bp+47.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0421,11473 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1152,7081,594 bp+45.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7092,78274 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7953,760966 bp+44.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7773,84872 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8563,92671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9263,99469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9955,0331,039 bp+41.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0345,10471 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1065,17469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1775,24973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2525,31867 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3185,38972 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3916,9411,551 bp+46.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9337,00674 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0097,07769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0807,763684 bp+45.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7657,83672 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8388,005168 bp+42.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9968,679684 bp+44.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6799,462784 bp+47.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4639,53169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5329,883352 bp+45.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8859,95369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,95510,251297 bp+46.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,24511,6221,378 bp+44.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,62311,69169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,69211,75564 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,75611,82671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,82713,6441,818 bp+44.9%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,65614,7971,142 bp+46.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,79814,86871 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,88214,95170 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,96115,482522 bp−47.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,48615,55671 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,55717,0901,534 bp–41.9%

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