Coracopsis vasa

Vasa parrot

Maximum lifespan

53.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,902 bp

RefSeq NC_027841.1

GC content

45.16%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,426 bp

D-loop 1 bp

Where Vasa parrot sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Vasa parrot has the 129th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,902 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.386
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.119

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 53.9 years
Adult weight: 525 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01560)

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 genome16,902 bp

Protein-coding11,397 bp

12S rRNA974 bp

16S rRNA1,573 bp

All tRNA1,534 bp

D-loop1 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Coracopsis vasa genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	981 bp	29.0%	25.2%	11.4%	34.5%	45.87%	−0.502	+0.070
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	32.9%	23.1%	8.8%	35.3%	44.04%	−0.603	+0.175
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	26.9%	24.5%	17.0%	31.7%	48.65%	−0.302	+0.048
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.0%	25.3%	14.2%	30.6%	44.74%	−0.366	+0.085
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	35.7%	22.0%	6.5%	35.7%	42.26%	−0.690	+0.237
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.1%	24.6%	9.2%	36.1%	45.32%	−0.594	+0.102
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	30.2%	24.7%	14.2%	30.9%	45.03%	−0.371	+0.100
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp	29.7%	26.6%	12.0%	31.7%	43.71%	−0.451	+0.056
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.0%	25.3%	13.1%	32.7%	45.79%	−0.426	+0.068
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,393 bp	29.9%	23.5%	10.3%	36.3%	46.55%	−0.559	+0.121
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	33.2%	23.3%	11.3%	32.2%	43.49%	−0.482	+0.174
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	39.7%	10.6%	12.9%	36.8%	49.71%	−0.481	+0.579
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	27.7%	24.9%	13.2%	34.2%	47.37%	−0.444	+0.053
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	974 bp	32.2%	16.8%	19.0%	31.9%	50.92%	−0.254	+0.314
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,573 bp	33.6%	18.9%	18.3%	29.2%	47.49%	−0.229	+0.281
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1 bp	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.00%	−1.000	–

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,802 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU60

UUC161

Leu L17.6%

UUA65

UUG16

CUU62

CUC175

CUA314

CUG37

Ile I7.8%

AUU90

AUC207

Met M4.7%

AUA153

AUG24

Val V4.1%

GUU29

GUC42

GUA60

GUG23

Ser S7.6%

UCU32

UCC97

UCA97

UCG7

AGU9

AGC46

Pro P6.0%

CCU34

CCC84

CCA108

CCG3

Thr T9.5%

ACU50

ACC150

ACA151

ACG11

Ala A7.5%

GCU46

GCC149

GCA83

GCG7

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU26

UAC81

His H2.7%

CAU30

CAC72

Gln Q2.7%

CAA92

CAG9

Asn N3.6%

AAU21

AAC114

Lys K2.4%

AAA83

AAG9

Asp D1.6%

GAU20

GAC42

Glu E2.4%

GAA77

GAG15

Cys C0.7%

UGU6

UGC21

Trp W2.8%

UGA89

UGG18

Arg R1.8%

CGU5

CGC21

CGA36

CGG6

Gly G5.7%

GGU24

GGC53

GGA100

GGG41

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA0

AGG3

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027841.1

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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 (45.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Coracopsis vasa (NC_027841.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1,380	1,442	63 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,443	2,416	974 bp	+	50.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	2,417	2,495	79 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	2,497	4,069	1,573 bp	+	47.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	4,070	4,144	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	4,152	5,132	981 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	5,131	5,201	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	5,209	5,279	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	5,280	5,347	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	5,348	6,387	1,040 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	6,388	6,458	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	6,460	6,528	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	6,530	6,604	75 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	6,607	6,673	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	6,674	6,743	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,753	8,306	1,554 bp	+	48.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	8,307	8,373	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	8,377	8,445	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	8,448	9,131	684 bp	+	44.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	9,133	9,199	67 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	9,201	9,368	168 bp	+	42.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	9,359	10,042	684 bp	+	45.3%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	10,042	10,825	784 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,826	10,894	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,895	11,245	351 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	11,246	11,314	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	11,316	11,612	297 bp	+	45.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	11,606	12,998	1,393 bp	+	46.6%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	12,999	13,067	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	13,068	13,133	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	13,134	13,203	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	13,204	15,024	1,821 bp	+	43.5%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	15,030	16,169	1,140 bp	+	47.4%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,170	16,237	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,240	16,308	69 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,311	16,829	519 bp	−	49.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	16,831	16,902	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	16,902	16,902	1 bp	–	100.0%