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Falco sparverius

American kestrel

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Maximum lifespan
17 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,507 bp
RefSeq NC_008547.1
GC content
45.51%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,994 bp
D-loop 1,469 bp

Where American kestrel sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. American kestrel has the 1,093rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %American kestrel
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Base composition

Whole genome17,507 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.409
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.163

Life history

Maximum lifespan
17 years
Adult weight
117 g
Birth weight
9 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
29 days
Litter or clutch size
4.6
Litters per year
1.5
Postnatal growth rate
0.285 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00655)

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
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 genome17,507 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA983 bp
16S rRNA1,599 bp
All tRNA1,563 bp
D-loop1,469 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp27.4%25.6%12.9%34.1%46.97%−0.450+0.033
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp32.5%23.7%9.5%34.3%43.80%−0.566+0.156
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.5%24.1%15.9%32.5%48.36%−0.344+0.066
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.0%22.8%14.2%31.9%46.12%−0.384+0.152
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.7%24.4%5.4%34.5%39.88%−0.731+0.188
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.7%23.2%9.5%37.6%47.08%−0.596+0.122
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.4%24.6%15.3%31.6%46.94%−0.348+0.072
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.6%27.6%11.1%31.3%42.57%−0.477+0.035
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.9%25.9%12.5%34.7%47.14%−0.471+0.019
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.9%22.9%10.1%36.1%46.15%−0.563+0.148
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp33.1%21.8%11.1%34.0%45.16%−0.508+0.206
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.7%10.7%9.0%37.5%46.55%−0.613+0.599
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.4%24.3%12.4%33.9%46.28%−0.463+0.094
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA983 bp32.5%17.6%19.8%30.1%49.95%−0.206+0.297
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,599 bp34.9%19.8%17.8%27.5%45.28%−0.213+0.275
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,469 bp26.5%28.8%14.0%30.7%44.66%−0.375−0.041

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F5.7%
UUU52
UUC163
Leu L17.9%
UUA76
UUG20
CUU68
CUC152
CUA317
CUG47
Ile I7.6%
AUU84
AUC203
Met M4.6%
AUA143
AUG32
Val V4.0%
GUU32
GUC37
GUA63
GUG19
Ser S7.1%
UCU29
UCC88
UCA97
UCG2
AGU7
AGC46
Pro P6.0%
CCU21
CCC107
CCA92
CCG6
Thr T9.6%
ACU57
ACC169
ACA132
ACG7
Ala A7.9%
GCU50
GCC137
GCA101
GCG10
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU34
UAC77
His H2.8%
CAU21
CAC84
Gln Q2.6%
CAA89
CAG8
Asn N3.6%
AAU14
AAC122
Lys K2.3%
AAA87
AAG2
Asp D1.7%
GAU13
GAC51
Glu E2.3%
GAA80
GAG8
Cys C0.8%
UGU10
UGC20
Trp W2.7%
UGA90
UGG14
Arg R1.9%
CGU3
CGC21
CGA45
CGG3
Gly G5.9%
GGU19
GGC70
GGA106
GGG28
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_008547.1

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 (45.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17575 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA761,058983 bp+50.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0591,13173 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1322,7301,599 bp+45.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7312,80474 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8203,794975 bp+47.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8113,88373 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8933,96371 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9634,03472 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0365,0761,041 bp+43.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0765,15378 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1645,23370 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2435,31573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3185,38467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3845,45471 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4567,0061,551 bp+48.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9987,07174 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0747,14269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1467,829684 bp+46.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8317,90171 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9038,070168 bp+39.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0618,744684 bp+47.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7449,527784 bp+46.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5289,59669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5979,948352 bp+42.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,95010,01869 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,02010,316297 bp+47.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,31011,6871,378 bp+46.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,68811,75871 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,75911,82466 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,82411,89471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,89513,7121,818 bp+45.2%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,72014,8621,143 bp+46.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,86514,93369 bp+–
D-loopControl region14,93416,4021,469 bp–44.7%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,40316,47169 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,48717,008522 bp−46.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA17,01217,08271 bp−–

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