Egretta garzetta

Little egret

Maximum lifespan

22.3 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,361 bp

RefSeq NC_023981.1

GC content

45.27%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,910 bp

D-loop 1,812 bp

Where Little egret sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Little egret has the 773rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,361 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.405
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.151

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 22.3 years
Adult weight: 312 g
Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Postnatal growth rate: 0.248 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01360)

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: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: 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 genome17,361 bp

Protein-coding11,331 bp

12S rRNA971 bp

16S rRNA1,607 bp

All tRNA1,551 bp

D-loop1,812 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Egretta garzetta genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	26.4%	26.5%	12.7%	34.5%	47.14%	−0.462	−0.002
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	32.6%	23.7%	10.1%	33.6%	43.70%	−0.537	+0.159
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.2%	25.3%	16.4%	30.1%	46.49%	−0.295	+0.055
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.4%	23.0%	14.2%	31.4%	45.61%	−0.378	+0.156
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.1%	23.2%	6.0%	38.7%	44.64%	−0.733	+0.161
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.1%	23.1%	9.9%	36.8%	46.78%	−0.575	+0.132
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.6%	24.2%	15.4%	31.8%	47.19%	−0.346	+0.082
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	26.8%	25.9%	11.4%	35.9%	47.29%	−0.518	+0.016
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.0%	23.2%	11.4%	35.4%	46.80%	−0.511	+0.127
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.5%	22.6%	9.7%	36.2%	45.86%	−0.579	+0.164
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.9%	21.8%	10.9%	35.4%	46.28%	−0.531	+0.188
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	477 bp	37.5%	10.5%	10.1%	41.9%	51.99%	−0.613	+0.563
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	27.5%	22.8%	12.6%	37.1%	49.69%	−0.493	+0.092
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	971 bp	31.7%	19.1%	20.2%	29.0%	49.23%	−0.180	+0.249
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,607 bp	34.0%	20.7%	18.1%	27.2%	45.30%	−0.201	+0.245
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,812 bp	37.1%	28.2%	11.6%	23.1%	34.71%	−0.329	+0.136

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,782 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%

UUU46

UUC170

Leu L17.8%

UUA55

UUG18

CUU56

CUC174

CUA338

CUG31

Ile I7.5%

AUU66

AUC217

Met M4.4%

AUA137

AUG31

Val V4.3%

GUU33

GUC41

GUA65

GUG23

Ser S7.4%

UCU26

UCC100

UCA89

UCG6

AGU10

AGC47

Pro P5.9%

CCU32

CCC89

CCA96

CCG5

Thr T9.6%

ACU45

ACC169

ACA145

ACG4

Ala A7.7%

GCU45

GCC139

GCA98

GCG8

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU30

UAC79

His H2.9%

CAU23

CAC85

Gln Q2.6%

CAA85

CAG12

Asn N3.5%

AAU16

AAC117

Lys K2.4%

AAA83

AAG6

Asp D1.6%

GAU9

GAC52

Glu E2.5%

GAA74

GAG19

Cys C0.7%

UGU6

UGC22

Trp W2.9%

UGA97

UGG11

Arg R1.9%

CGU6

CGC17

CGA42

CGG6

Gly G5.8%

GGU35

GGC68

GGA89

GGG29

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA2

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_023981.1

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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 (45.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Egretta garzetta (NC_023981.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,040	971 bp	+	49.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,041	1,111	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,112	2,718	1,607 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,719	2,792	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,801	3,778	978 bp	+	47.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,786	3,856	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,868	3,937	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,938	4,005	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,006	5,044	1,039 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,045	5,116	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,119	5,186	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,197	5,270	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,274	5,340	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,340	5,411	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,425	6,975	1,551 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,967	7,040	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,043	7,111	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,113	7,796	684 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,798	7,867	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,869	8,036	168 bp	+	44.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,027	8,710	684 bp	+	46.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,710	9,493	784 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,494	9,562	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,563	9,914	352 bp	+	47.3%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,917	9,985	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,987	10,283	297 bp	+	46.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,277	11,654	1,378 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,655	11,724	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,725	11,792	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,792	11,863	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,864	13,678	1,815 bp	+	46.3%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,689	14,831	1,143 bp	+	49.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,835	14,904	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,916	14,987	72 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,996	15,472	477 bp	−	52.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,476	15,549	74 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,550	17,361	1,812 bp	–	34.7%