Caracara plancus
Southern caracara
GC content
47.35%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,593 bp
Including the D-loop
Where Southern caracara sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Southern caracara has the 292nd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome17,077 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.416
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.152
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 37.6 years
- Adult weight
- 1.3 kg
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00641)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in captivity
- Data quality
- acceptable, small 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)
- A match to a lifespan source is under review and was not used.
Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.
Composition by region
Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeqWhole genome17,077 bp
Protein-coding11,366 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,610 bp
All tRNA1,545 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 975 bp | 50.36% | −0.475 | +0.045 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 45.95% | −0.597 | +0.169 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 48.49% | −0.332 | +0.056 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 47.52% | −0.422 | +0.159 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 45.83% | −0.662 | +0.143 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 47.66% | −0.601 | +0.112 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 49.24% | −0.358 | +0.085 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 45.87% | −0.491 | +0.053 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 48.65% | −0.500 | +0.145 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,377 bp | 48.22% | −0.584 | +0.147 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,809 bp | 47.04% | −0.497 | +0.192 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 48.47% | −0.589 | +0.606 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 47.94% | −0.507 | +0.099 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 972 bp | 50.31% | −0.202 | +0.292 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,610 bp | 47.17% | −0.218 | +0.264 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.6%
UUU54
UUC157
Leu L18.0%
UUA47
UUG19
CUU57
CUC205
CUA319
CUG35
Ile I7.3%
AUU65
AUC212
Met M4.4%
AUA128
AUG39
Val V4.4%
GUU30
GUC48
GUA66
GUG22
Ser S6.9%
UCU19
UCC102
UCA84
UCG3
AGU9
AGC43
Pro P6.2%
CCU35
CCC108
CCA90
CCG3
Thr T9.8%
ACU39
ACC187
ACA139
ACG6
Ala A7.8%
GCU38
GCC150
GCA96
GCG10
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU24
UAC90
His H2.8%
CAU13
CAC92
Gln Q2.6%
CAA86
CAG13
Asn N3.5%
AAU17
AAC116
Lys K2.3%
AAA80
AAG6
Asp D1.6%
GAU13
GAC48
Glu E2.4%
GAA77
GAG15
Cys C0.8%
UGU6
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA93
UGG13
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC21
CGA39
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU26
GGC80
GGA84
GGG31
Stop 0.3%
UAA9
UAG0
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
37 annotated features in NC_044673.1Hover, 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
- tRNA22
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (47.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 2 | 71 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 72 | 1,043 | 972 bp | + | 50.3% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,044 | 1,115 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,116 | 2,725 | 1,610 bp | + | 47.2% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,726 | 2,799 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,818 | 3,792 | 975 bp | + | 50.4% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,815 | 3,887 | 73 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,899 | 3,964 | 66 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,964 | 4,032 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,033 | 5,071 | 1,039 bp | + | 46.0% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,072 | 5,146 | 75 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,157 | 5,224 | 68 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,235 | 5,307 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,310 | 5,376 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,376 | 5,442 | 67 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,449 | 6,999 | 1,551 bp | + | 48.5% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,991 | 7,064 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,075 | 7,143 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,147 | 7,830 | 684 bp | + | 47.5% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,832 | 7,901 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,903 | 8,070 | 168 bp | + | 45.8% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,061 | 8,744 | 684 bp | + | 47.7% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,744 | 9,527 | 784 bp | + | 49.2% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,528 | 9,597 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,598 | 9,949 | 352 bp | + | 45.9% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,952 | 10,020 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 10,022 | 10,318 | 297 bp | + | 48.7% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,312 | 11,688 | 1,377 bp | + | 48.2% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,690 | 11,759 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,760 | 11,825 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,826 | 11,895 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,896 | 13,704 | 1,809 bp | + | 47.0% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,711 | 14,853 | 1,143 bp | + | 47.9% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,856 | 14,922 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 16,046 | 16,115 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 16,124 | 16,645 | 522 bp | − | 48.5% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 16,649 | 16,726 | 78 bp | − | – |