Himantopus himantopus

Black-winged stilt

Maximum lifespan

16 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,378 bp

RefSeq NC_035423.1

GC content

44.43%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,899 bp

D-loop 1,818 bp

Where Black-winged stilt sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black-winged stilt has the 1,167th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,378 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.403
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.147

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 16 years
Adult weight: 161 g
Female sexual maturity: 727 days
Postnatal growth rate: 0.175 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00506)

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 genome17,378 bp

Protein-coding11,376 bp

12S rRNA977 bp

16S rRNA1,591 bp

All tRNA1,546 bp

D-loop1,818 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Himantopus himantopus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	28.5%	26.5%	13.0%	32.0%	44.99%	−0.423	+0.037
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	33.9%	23.3%	9.0%	33.8%	42.83%	−0.578	+0.185
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.6%	23.9%	16.2%	32.4%	48.55%	−0.333	+0.073
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.3%	24.6%	14.0%	30.1%	44.15%	−0.364	+0.120
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	36.3%	23.8%	4.2%	35.7%	39.88%	−0.791	+0.208
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.0%	23.0%	9.4%	36.7%	46.05%	−0.594	+0.149
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	30.0%	23.6%	14.5%	31.9%	46.43%	−0.374	+0.119
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	30.5%	25.6%	11.7%	32.2%	43.88%	−0.468	+0.086
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.0%	24.2%	12.8%	33.0%	45.79%	−0.441	+0.106
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.4%	22.6%	9.3%	35.8%	45.07%	−0.588	+0.178
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	33.2%	21.9%	10.5%	34.4%	44.90%	−0.534	+0.204
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	43.5%	11.9%	8.0%	36.6%	44.64%	−0.639	+0.571
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	29.0%	24.5%	12.2%	34.2%	46.46%	−0.473	+0.085
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	977 bp	31.7%	20.9%	20.0%	27.4%	47.39%	−0.158	+0.206
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,591 bp	34.5%	21.4%	18.6%	25.5%	44.12%	−0.157	+0.235
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,818 bp	31.3%	30.1%	12.4%	26.2%	38.61%	−0.356	+0.020

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU54

UUC168

Leu L17.1%

UUA78

UUG17

CUU48

CUC134

CUA349

CUG24

Ile I7.6%

AUU76

AUC213

Met M4.6%

AUA145

AUG30

Val V4.3%

GUU28

GUC47

GUA73

GUG16

Ser S7.7%

UCU36

UCC100

UCA96

UCG5

AGU7

AGC47

Pro P5.7%

CCU19

CCC76

CCA119

CCG4

Thr T9.6%

ACU53

ACC157

ACA152

ACG3

Ala A7.5%

GCU45

GCC135

GCA98

GCG5

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU32

UAC84

His H2.8%

CAU15

CAC93

Gln Q2.6%

CAA92

CAG6

Asn N3.6%

AAU18

AAC119

Lys K2.4%

AAA86

AAG4

Asp D1.6%

GAU10

GAC51

Glu E2.5%

GAA84

GAG10

Cys C0.8%

UGU9

UGC20

Trp W2.8%

UGA92

UGG15

Arg R1.8%

CGU6

CGC17

CGA42

CGG4

Gly G5.8%

GGU26

GGC83

GGA82

GGG30

Stop 0.3%

UAA7

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_035423.1

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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 (44.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Himantopus himantopus (NC_035423.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,047	977 bp	+	47.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,048	1,119	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,120	2,710	1,591 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,711	2,784	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,791	3,768	978 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,767	3,838	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,848	3,918	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,918	3,986	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,987	5,025	1,039 bp	+	42.8%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,026	5,095	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,097	5,165	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,168	5,241	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,244	5,310	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,310	5,380	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,382	6,932	1,551 bp	+	48.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,924	6,997	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,000	7,068	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,070	7,753	684 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,755	7,824	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,826	7,993	168 bp	+	39.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,984	8,667	684 bp	+	46.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,667	9,450	784 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,451	9,519	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,520	9,871	352 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,874	9,942	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,944	10,240	297 bp	+	45.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,234	11,611	1,378 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,612	11,681	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,682	11,747	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,747	11,817	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,818	13,632	1,815 bp	+	44.9%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,644	14,786	1,143 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,793	14,862	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,877	14,946	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,962	15,483	522 bp	−	44.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,489	15,560	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,561	17,378	1,818 bp	–	38.6%