Dendrocopos leucotos

White-backed woodpecker

Maximum lifespan

15.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,838 bp

RefSeq NC_029862.1

GC content

47.96%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,489 bp

D-loop 1,298 bp

Where White-backed woodpecker sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. White-backed woodpecker has the 1,181st longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,838 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.422
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.081

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 15.9 years
Adult weight: 117 g
Postnatal growth rate: 0.323 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01408)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
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 genome16,838 bp

Protein-coding11,367 bp

12S rRNA842 bp

16S rRNA1,601 bp

All tRNA1,548 bp

D-loop1,298 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Dendrocopos leucotos genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	24.8%	25.2%	12.4%	37.6%	50.00%	−0.505	−0.006
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	28.6%	23.6%	9.4%	38.5%	47.89%	−0.606	+0.096
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	26.0%	24.6%	16.4%	32.9%	49.39%	−0.334	+0.027
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	27.2%	25.3%	15.9%	31.6%	47.52%	−0.329	+0.036
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.1%	23.8%	6.0%	38.1%	44.05%	−0.730	+0.149
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	26.0%	25.4%	11.5%	37.0%	48.54%	−0.524	+0.011
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	25.0%	25.5%	15.1%	34.4%	49.49%	−0.392	−0.010
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	25.1%	25.1%	12.0%	37.9%	49.86%	−0.520	0.000
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.6%	25.3%	12.8%	34.3%	47.14%	−0.457	+0.045
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,368 bp	27.3%	24.0%	10.2%	38.5%	48.68%	−0.583	+0.066
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	28.3%	23.5%	10.8%	37.4%	48.21%	−0.552	+0.091
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	41.2%	11.9%	8.0%	38.9%	46.94%	−0.657	+0.552
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	24.4%	25.9%	12.8%	36.9%	49.69%	−0.486	−0.030
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	842 bp	30.5%	17.6%	20.2%	31.7%	51.90%	−0.222	+0.269
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,601 bp	32.0%	19.1%	18.6%	30.4%	48.91%	−0.241	+0.254
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,298 bp	25.3%	33.3%	14.6%	26.7%	41.37%	−0.292	−0.135

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F5.8%

UUU51

UUC170

Leu L17.9%

UUA58

UUG25

CUU86

CUC257

CUA211

CUG42

Ile I8.0%

AUU93

AUC212

Met M3.8%

AUA110

AUG35

Val V4.3%

GUU31

GUC60

GUA52

GUG22

Ser S7.7%

UCU30

UCC121

UCA84

UCG11

AGU6

AGC42

Pro P6.1%

CCU21

CCC140

CCA64

CCG5

Thr T8.9%

ACU56

ACC159

ACA114

ACG7

Ala A7.8%

GCU50

GCC162

GCA74

GCG11

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU35

UAC74

His H2.7%

CAU24

CAC80

Gln Q2.4%

CAA84

CAG7

Asn N3.6%

AAU22

AAC114

Lys K2.2%

AAA75

AAG7

Asp D1.8%

GAU18

GAC49

Glu E2.5%

GAA79

GAG16

Cys C0.8%

UGU8

UGC23

Trp W2.9%

UGA96

UGG13

Arg R1.9%

CGU11

CGC28

CGA29

CGG3

Gly G5.7%

GGU23

GGC95

GGA69

GGG29

Stop 0.3%

UAA7

UAG1

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_029862.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop2

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (48.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 39 features as a table

Annotated features of Dendrocopos leucotos (NC_029862.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1	842	842 bp	+	51.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	843	915	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	916	2,516	1,601 bp	+	48.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,517	2,590	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,611	3,588	978 bp	+	50.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,596	3,667	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,690	3,760	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,760	3,828	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,829	4,868	1,040 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,869	4,943	75 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	4,945	5,013	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,025	5,098	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,105	5,171	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,171	5,241	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,243	6,793	1,551 bp	+	49.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,785	6,858	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,862	6,930	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	6,932	7,615	684 bp	+	47.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,617	7,686	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,688	7,855	168 bp	+	44.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,846	8,529	684 bp	+	48.5%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,529	9,312	784 bp	+	49.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,313	9,382	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,383	9,734	352 bp	+	49.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,737	9,805	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,807	10,103	297 bp	+	47.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,097	11,464	1,368 bp	+	48.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,474	11,542	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,543	11,607	65 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,607	11,677	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,678	13,492	1,815 bp	+	48.2%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,500	14,642	1,143 bp	+	49.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,643	14,712	70 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	14,713	15,941	1,229 bp	–	41.4%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,942	16,011	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,017	16,538	522 bp	−	46.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	16,543	16,611	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	16,612	16,680	69 bp	–	41.4%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	16,681	16,750	70 bp	+	–