Crotophaga sulcirostris

Groove-billed Ani

Maximum lifespan

6.2 yr

USGS longevity records

mtDNA size

16,933 bp

RefSeq NC_052800.1

GC content

44.18%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,433 bp

D-loop 1,095 bp

Where Groove-billed Ani sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Groove-billed Ani has the 1,893rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,933 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.407
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.138

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 6.2 years

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records

About this record

Lifespan source: NABBP Longevity Records v2025.1
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable
Licence: U.S. Government work
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Provisional: the EURING list could not be retrieved, so the USGS record is used.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,933 bp

Protein-coding11,376 bp

12S rRNA979 bp

16S rRNA1,609 bp

All tRNA1,548 bp

D-loop1,095 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Crotophaga sulcirostris genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	30.4%	25.3%	11.5%	32.9%	44.38%	−0.484	+0.092
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	30.9%	26.2%	9.9%	33.0%	42.93%	−0.538	+0.083
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.8%	26.3%	15.7%	29.3%	44.94%	−0.303	+0.045
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	32.7%	23.7%	13.7%	29.8%	43.57%	−0.369	+0.161
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	36.9%	22.0%	4.2%	36.9%	41.07%	−0.797	+0.253
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.8%	24.7%	9.4%	35.1%	44.44%	−0.579	+0.111
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	29.5%	23.7%	14.8%	32.0%	46.81%	−0.368	+0.108
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	30.2%	26.8%	10.8%	32.2%	43.02%	−0.497	+0.060
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.0%	22.9%	12.5%	35.7%	48.15%	−0.483	+0.117
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.5%	24.2%	10.5%	34.8%	45.36%	−0.536	+0.116
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.7%	23.3%	10.8%	33.3%	44.08%	−0.510	+0.168
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.5%	11.9%	8.6%	37.0%	45.59%	−0.622	+0.563
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.0%	25.7%	12.4%	33.8%	46.24%	−0.462	+0.042
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	979 bp	33.1%	20.5%	18.1%	28.3%	46.37%	−0.220	+0.234
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,609 bp	35.3%	20.4%	17.3%	26.9%	44.25%	−0.216	+0.266
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,095 bp	28.1%	30.0%	13.9%	28.0%	41.92%	−0.338	−0.031

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU55

UUC167

Leu L17.2%

UUA64

UUG21

CUU67

CUC141

CUA330

CUG30

Ile I8.0%

AUU97

AUC206

Met M4.7%

AUA146

AUG31

Val V4.2%

GUU43

GUC38

GUA64

GUG15

Ser S7.8%

UCU41

UCC94

UCA94

UCG6

AGU6

AGC54

Pro P5.8%

CCU30

CCC79

CCA106

CCG7

Thr T9.5%

ACU72

ACC131

ACA154

ACG4

Ala A7.5%

GCU47

GCC123

GCA108

GCG6

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU36

UAC75

His H2.9%

CAU18

CAC92

Gln Q2.4%

CAA86

CAG6

Asn N3.4%

AAU30

AAC98

Lys K2.4%

AAA84

AAG6

Asp D1.6%

GAU19

GAC42

Glu E2.5%

GAA83

GAG11

Cys C0.7%

UGU7

UGC21

Trp W2.8%

UGA97

UGG10

Arg R1.8%

CGU9

CGC17

CGA37

CGG7

Gly G5.7%

GGU24

GGC67

GGA103

GGG24

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA2

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_052800.1

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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 (44.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Crotophaga sulcirostris (NC_052800.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	72	72 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	72	1,050	979 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,050	1,123	74 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,124	2,732	1,609 bp	+	44.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,732	2,805	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,813	3,790	978 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,804	3,874	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,888	3,958	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,958	4,026	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,027	5,065	1,039 bp	+	42.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,066	5,135	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,137	5,205	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,209	5,282	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,290	5,356	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,357	5,426	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,428	6,978	1,551 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,970	7,043	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,046	7,113	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,115	7,798	684 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,800	7,870	71 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,872	8,039	168 bp	+	41.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,030	8,713	684 bp	+	44.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,713	9,496	784 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,497	9,565	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,566	9,917	352 bp	+	43.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,925	9,993	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,995	10,291	297 bp	+	48.2%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,285	11,662	1,378 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,663	11,732	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,733	11,798	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,799	11,869	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,870	13,684	1,815 bp	+	44.1%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,697	14,839	1,143 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,842	14,911	70 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	14,912	16,006	1,095 bp	–	41.9%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,007	16,076	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,086	16,607	522 bp	−	45.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	16,611	16,680	70 bp	−	–