Charadrius vociferus
Killdeer
GC content
44.42%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,323 bp
Including the D-loop
Where Killdeer sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Killdeer has the 1,530th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,808 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.398
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.143
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 10.9 years
- Adult weight
- 88 g
- Birth weight
- 9.9 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Gestation or incubation
- 24 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 4
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00433)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- 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)
Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.
Composition by region
Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeqWhole genome16,808 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,603 bp
All tRNA1,548 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 43.56% | −0.437 | +0.051 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 42.83% | −0.564 | +0.152 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 46.55% | −0.316 | +0.049 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 44.01% | −0.355 | +0.107 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 38.10% | −0.750 | +0.115 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 46.49% | −0.579 | +0.120 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 46.94% | −0.359 | +0.101 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 41.60% | −0.452 | −0.005 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 43.43% | −0.426 | +0.060 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 45.14% | −0.572 | +0.177 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 45.01% | −0.523 | +0.192 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 44.83% | −0.632 | +0.611 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 48.12% | −0.465 | +0.079 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 973 bp | 46.56% | −0.157 | +0.204 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,603 bp | 44.29% | −0.175 | +0.256 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.8%
UUU55
UUC167
Leu L17.2%
UUA83
UUG18
CUU60
CUC146
CUA309
CUG38
Ile I7.9%
AUU65
AUC235
Met M4.6%
AUA147
AUG29
Val V4.3%
GUU35
GUC46
GUA67
GUG15
Ser S7.7%
UCU44
UCC81
UCA107
UCG4
AGU4
AGC51
Pro P5.6%
CCU27
CCC59
CCA120
CCG7
Thr T9.3%
ACU49
ACC165
ACA137
ACG1
Ala A7.7%
GCU53
GCC123
GCA110
GCG7
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU31
UAC83
His H2.9%
CAU25
CAC85
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG6
Asn N3.5%
AAU34
AAC97
Lys K2.3%
AAA81
AAG8
Asp D1.7%
GAU13
GAC50
Glu E2.4%
GAA82
GAG9
Cys C0.8%
UGU8
UGC22
Trp W2.8%
UGA96
UGG10
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC21
CGA42
CGG1
Gly G5.8%
GGU29
GGC76
GGA91
GGG25
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
37 annotated features in NC_052771.1Hover, 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 (44.4%, 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 | 1 | 70 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 70 | 1,042 | 973 bp | + | 46.6% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,042 | 1,113 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,113 | 2,715 | 1,603 bp | + | 44.3% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,715 | 2,788 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,792 | 3,769 | 978 bp | + | 43.6% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,768 | 3,840 | 73 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,850 | 3,920 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,920 | 3,988 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,989 | 5,027 | 1,039 bp | + | 42.8% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,028 | 5,097 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,099 | 5,167 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,171 | 5,243 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,248 | 5,314 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,315 | 5,384 | 70 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,386 | 6,936 | 1,551 bp | + | 46.6% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,928 | 7,001 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,004 | 7,072 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,074 | 7,757 | 684 bp | + | 44.0% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,759 | 7,828 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,830 | 7,997 | 168 bp | + | 38.1% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,988 | 8,671 | 684 bp | + | 46.5% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,671 | 9,454 | 784 bp | + | 46.9% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,455 | 9,523 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,524 | 9,875 | 352 bp | + | 41.6% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,880 | 9,949 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,951 | 10,247 | 297 bp | + | 43.4% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,241 | 11,618 | 1,378 bp | + | 45.1% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,619 | 11,688 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,689 | 11,754 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,754 | 11,824 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,825 | 13,639 | 1,815 bp | + | 45.0% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,657 | 14,799 | 1,143 bp | + | 48.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,802 | 14,872 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,888 | 14,957 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,974 | 15,495 | 522 bp | − | 44.8% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,499 | 15,570 | 72 bp | − | – |