MitoAge

Chaetura pelagica

Chimney swift

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Maximum lifespan
15 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,896 bp
RefSeq NC_028545.1
GC content
46.19%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,512 bp
D-loop 282 bp

Where Chimney swift sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Chimney swift has the 1,229th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Chimney swift
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Base composition

Whole genome16,896 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.417
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.150

Life history

Maximum lifespan
15 years
Adult weight
22.8 g
Birth weight
1.3 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
20 days
Litter or clutch size
4.5
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.345 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00370)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in the wild
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 genome16,896 bp
Protein-coding11,366 bp
12S rRNA961 bp
16S rRNA1,523 bp
All tRNA1,546 bp
D-loop282 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp28.8%24.1%12.4%34.7%47.04%−0.474+0.089
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.1%23.3%9.1%35.4%44.56%−0.590+0.160
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.9%24.3%16.0%31.8%47.78%−0.331+0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.1%21.1%14.6%33.2%47.81%−0.388+0.193
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.7%19.6%4.8%42.9%47.62%−0.800+0.250
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.5%21.9%8.9%39.6%48.54%−0.633+0.148
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.2%23.2%15.2%33.4%48.60%−0.375+0.097
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp28.2%23.9%11.4%36.5%47.86%−0.524+0.082
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%22.9%11.8%35.4%47.14%−0.500+0.134
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp31.6%22.2%9.6%36.6%46.20%−0.585+0.174
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.7%21.8%10.7%35.8%46.50%−0.540+0.184
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp38.9%10.3%10.7%40.0%50.77%−0.577+0.580
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.0%23.8%12.4%35.8%48.21%−0.485+0.081
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA961 bp32.5%20.8%18.8%27.9%46.72%−0.194+0.219
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,523 bp34.1%20.6%18.3%26.9%45.24%−0.190+0.247
D-loopControl region (D-loop)282 bp17.0%34.8%22.7%25.5%48.23%−0.059−0.342

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU42
UUC173
Leu L17.8%
UUA41
UUG17
CUU53
CUC205
CUA340
CUG21
Ile I7.7%
AUU52
AUC241
Met M4.3%
AUA137
AUG27
Val V4.2%
GUU29
GUC39
GUA69
GUG21
Ser S7.4%
UCU37
UCC94
UCA91
UCG4
AGU3
AGC50
Pro P6.0%
CCU24
CCC99
CCA100
CCG3
Thr T9.5%
ACU40
ACC168
ACA146
ACG6
Ala A7.6%
GCU34
GCC149
GCA98
GCG8
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU26
UAC88
His H3.0%
CAU19
CAC93
Gln Q2.3%
CAA84
CAG5
Asn N3.6%
AAU22
AAC114
Lys K2.3%
AAA84
AAG2
Asp D1.6%
GAU12
GAC48
Glu E2.5%
GAA81
GAG13
Cys C0.7%
UGU7
UGC20
Trp W2.8%
UGA93
UGG15
Arg R1.8%
CGU4
CGC19
CGA42
CGG5
Gly G6.0%
GGU23
GGC64
GGA102
GGG37
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG4

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_028545.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA23
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (46.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 39 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,029961 bp+46.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0341,10572 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1512,6731,523 bp+45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7112,78474 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7963,773978 bp+47.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7723,84574 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8593,92971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9293,99870 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0045,0421,039 bp+44.6%
tRNA-SerTransfer RNA5,0425,11372 bp−–
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0435,11472 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1165,18469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1875,25973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2655,33167 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3315,40171 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4036,9531,551 bp+47.8%
tRNA-SerTransfer RNA6,9457,01874 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0217,08969 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0917,774684 bp+47.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7767,84469 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8468,013168 bp+47.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0048,687684 bp+48.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6879,470784 bp+48.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4719,53969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5409,890351 bp+47.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8939,96169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,96310,259297 bp+47.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,25311,6201,368 bp+46.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,63611,70570 bp+–
tRNA-SerTransfer RNA11,70611,77065 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,77111,84171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,84213,6561,815 bp+46.5%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,68214,8241,143 bp+48.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,82814,89669 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,90714,97569 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,98815,509522 bp−50.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,51315,58472 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,95716,238282 bp–48.2%

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