Maximum lifespan
12.5 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
43.85%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,457 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Loggerhead shrike sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Loggerhead shrike has the 1,390th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Loggerhead shrike
  • This species
  • Other birds
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,947 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.321
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.094

Life history

Maximum lifespan
12.5 years
Adult weight
46 g
Birth weight
3.2 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
11 days
Litter or clutch size
5
Litters per year
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.45 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00963)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable, small 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 genome16,947 bp
Protein-coding11,381 bp
12S rRNA975 bp
16S rRNA1,603 bp
All tRNA1,543 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Lanius ludovicianus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.2%26.8%15.4%30.6%46.01%−0.329+0.008
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp28.6%26.2%12.0%33.1%45.15%−0.468+0.044
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp29.3%26.8%16.3%27.5%43.84%−0.256+0.045
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II685 bp28.5%25.3%16.1%30.2%46.28%−0.306+0.060
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp34.5%25.0%6.5%33.9%40.48%−0.676+0.160
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp31.6%24.9%11.8%31.7%43.57%−0.456+0.119
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp26.1%26.5%16.3%31.1%47.39%−0.312−0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.9%24.8%14.2%31.1%45.30%−0.371+0.094
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.9%24.9%13.5%35.7%49.16%−0.452+0.020
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.5%24.7%11.0%32.8%43.76%−0.499+0.120
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp31.4%25.2%12.8%30.5%43.34%−0.409+0.109
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp37.4%14.8%12.5%35.3%47.78%−0.476+0.432
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.2%27.0%13.1%30.6%43.75%−0.400+0.039
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA975 bp30.4%21.3%21.5%26.8%48.31%−0.108+0.175
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,603 bp35.1%22.3%19.9%22.6%42.55%−0.065+0.223

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%
UUU53
UUC170
Leu L17.3%
UUA67
UUG6
CUU73
CUC95
CUA336
CUG79
Ile I8.1%
AUU117
AUC192
Met M4.6%
AUA128
AUG47
Val V5.1%
GUU35
GUC51
GUA78
GUG30
Ser S7.8%
UCU57
UCC75
UCA92
UCG8
AGU10
AGC53
Pro P5.9%
CCU47
CCC44
CCA124
CCG10
Thr T7.7%
ACU58
ACC107
ACA119
ACG10
Ala A8.0%
GCU58
GCC139
GCA96
GCG11
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU30
UAC84
His H2.7%
CAU27
CAC74
Gln Q2.5%
CAA88
CAG7
Asn N3.2%
AAU39
AAC83
Lys K2.4%
AAA83
AAG8
Asp D1.9%
GAU23
GAC48
Glu E2.4%
GAA76
GAG14
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC24
Trp W2.8%
UGA98
UGG8
Arg R1.9%
CGU13
CGC4
CGA45
CGG11
Gly G5.8%
GGU19
GGC58
GGA104
GGG40
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_051030.1

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
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (43.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Lanius ludovicianus (NC_051030.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,042975 bp+48.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0421,11170 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1122,7141,603 bp+42.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7152,78975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7973,774978 bp+46.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7823,85271 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8583,92871 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9283,99669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9975,0371,041 bp+45.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0395,10870 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1105,17869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1855,25773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2605,32667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3275,39670 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3986,9481,551 bp+43.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9407,01475 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0197,08769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0987,782685 bp+46.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7837,85270 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8548,021168 bp+40.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0128,695684 bp+43.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7029,486785 bp+47.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4869,55469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5559,905351 bp+45.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9079,97670 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,97810,274297 bp+49.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,26811,6451,378 bp+43.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,64611,71570 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,71611,78166 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,78111,85171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,85213,6691,818 bp+43.3%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,67914,8211,143 bp+43.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,82514,89369 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,90314,97371 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,98215,500519 bp−47.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,50215,57372 bp−–