MitoAge

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine falcon

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Maximum lifespan
25 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
18,068 bp
RefSeq NC_000878.1
GC content
44.46%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,559 bp
D-loop 1,510 bp

Where Peregrine falcon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Peregrine falcon has the 629th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Peregrine falcon
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Base composition

Whole genome18,068 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.389
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.180

Life history

Maximum lifespan
25 years
Adult weight
840 g
Birth weight
37.5 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
30 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.199 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00651)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an observed animal, origin not stated
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 genome18,068 bp
Protein-coding11,383 bp
12S rRNA979 bp
16S rRNA1,599 bp
All tRNA1,560 bp
D-loop1,510 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp27.5%26.2%12.4%33.9%46.36%−0.465+0.025
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp32.1%25.1%9.4%33.4%42.79%−0.560+0.123
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.5%25.1%15.4%31.0%46.42%−0.336+0.064
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.0%23.4%14.9%30.7%45.61%−0.346+0.140
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp34.5%20.2%5.4%39.9%45.24%−0.763+0.261
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.1%24.1%9.2%36.5%45.76%−0.597+0.111
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.2%23.6%14.4%32.8%47.19%−0.389+0.106
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.6%24.5%11.1%34.8%45.87%−0.516+0.095
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%26.3%12.5%33.3%45.79%−0.456+0.031
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.9%22.9%9.9%36.3%46.23%−0.570+0.150
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp33.1%21.8%11.3%33.8%45.11%−0.500+0.204
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.6%10.6%9.1%37.7%46.78%−0.611+0.601
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.7%24.4%12.4%33.4%45.84%−0.458+0.099
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA979 bp32.5%19.7%19.8%28.0%47.80%−0.171+0.245
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,599 bp34.4%19.3%18.3%28.0%46.28%−0.208+0.281
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,510 bp28.7%28.4%14.0%28.9%42.91%−0.349+0.005

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.5%
UUU66
UUC143
Leu L17.8%
UUA80
UUG21
CUU62
CUC155
CUA319
CUG39
Ile I7.4%
AUU89
AUC194
Met M4.7%
AUA146
AUG34
Val V4.0%
GUU28
GUC37
GUA68
GUG19
Ser S7.2%
UCU28
UCC99
UCA88
UCG4
AGU14
AGC42
Pro P6.1%
CCU21
CCC104
CCA102
CCG6
Thr T9.9%
ACU52
ACC187
ACA136
ACG3
Ala A7.6%
GCU47
GCC131
GCA102
GCG8
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU35
UAC78
His H2.7%
CAU18
CAC86
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG7
Asn N3.5%
AAU23
AAC109
Lys K2.3%
AAA86
AAG3
Asp D1.6%
GAU19
GAC43
Glu E2.3%
GAA76
GAG13
Cys C0.8%
UGU15
UGC15
Trp W2.7%
UGA95
UGG9
Arg R1.8%
CGU5
CGC17
CGA43
CGG5
Gly G5.9%
GGU20
GGC71
GGA103
GGG30
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_000878.1

Hover, 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
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,052979 bp+47.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0531,12573 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1262,7241,599 bp+46.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7252,79874 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8143,788975 bp+46.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8053,87773 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8873,95771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9574,02872 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0305,0691,040 bp+42.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0705,14677 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1575,22670 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2375,30973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3125,37867 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3785,44871 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4507,0001,551 bp+46.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9927,06574 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0687,13669 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1437,826684 bp+45.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8287,89871 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9008,067168 bp+45.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0588,741684 bp+45.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7419,524784 bp+47.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5259,59369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5949,945352 bp+45.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,94710,01569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,01710,313297 bp+45.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,30711,6841,378 bp+46.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,68511,75571 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,75611,82166 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,82111,89171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,89213,7091,818 bp+45.1%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,71514,8571,143 bp+45.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,86014,92869 bp+–
D-loopControl region14,92916,4381,510 bp–42.9%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,43916,50769 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,52317,050528 bp−46.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA17,04817,11871 bp−–

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