Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed godwit

Maximum lifespan

34 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,773 bp

RefSeq NC_046765.1

GC content

43.70%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,286 bp

D-loop 1,206 bp

Where Bar-tailed godwit sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Bar-tailed godwit has the 351st longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,773 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.360
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.094

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 34 years
Adult weight: 322 g
Birth weight: 28 g
Female sexual maturity: 2 years
Male sexual maturity: 2 years
Gestation or incubation: 21 days
Litter or clutch size: 4
Litters per year: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00541)

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 genome16,773 bp

Protein-coding11,376 bp

12S rRNA972 bp

16S rRNA1,594 bp

All tRNA1,560 bp

D-loop1,206 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Limosa lapponica genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	26.8%	28.0%	13.8%	31.4%	45.19%	−0.389	−0.022
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	31.3%	27.2%	10.4%	31.1%	41.48%	−0.499	+0.069
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.5%	27.5%	16.4%	28.7%	45.07%	−0.273	0.000
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.1%	26.2%	14.5%	29.2%	43.71%	−0.338	+0.070
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	31.5%	25.0%	4.8%	38.7%	43.45%	−0.781	+0.116
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	27.6%	26.0%	10.4%	36.0%	46.35%	−0.552	+0.030
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.4%	28.1%	15.6%	27.9%	43.50%	−0.284	+0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	30.8%	28.2%	10.8%	30.2%	41.03%	−0.472	+0.043
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.9%	27.6%	14.5%	30.0%	44.44%	−0.348	+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.7%	24.8%	10.2%	34.3%	44.49%	−0.543	+0.106
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.3%	24.8%	11.5%	31.3%	42.87%	−0.463	+0.132
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.7%	15.1%	9.2%	33.0%	42.15%	−0.564	+0.477
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.1%	26.2%	12.5%	33.2%	45.67%	−0.452	+0.034
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	972 bp	31.6%	21.9%	20.1%	26.4%	46.50%	−0.137	+0.181
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,594 bp	34.1%	23.5%	18.5%	23.9%	42.41%	−0.127	+0.183
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,206 bp	30.0%	27.9%	14.4%	27.6%	42.04%	−0.314	+0.036

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 F6.0%

UUU67

UUC159

Leu L17.5%

UUA103

UUG20

CUU78

CUC147

CUA275

CUG43

Ile I7.6%

AUU104

AUC186

Met M4.7%

AUA141

AUG37

Val V4.5%

GUU50

GUC39

GUA63

GUG18

Ser S7.5%

UCU41

UCC83

UCA102

UCG5

AGU11

AGC42

Pro P5.8%

CCU41

CCC57

CCA117

CCG5

Thr T8.9%

ACU73

ACC133

ACA127

ACG6

Ala A7.7%

GCU68

GCC123

GCA92

GCG8

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU45

UAC70

His H2.8%

CAU33

CAC75

Gln Q2.5%

CAA89

CAG5

Asn N3.6%

AAU29

AAC106

Lys K2.2%

AAA75

AAG9

Asp D1.7%

GAU24

GAC39

Glu E2.5%

GAA79

GAG15

Cys C0.8%

UGU11

UGC18

Trp W2.8%

UGA91

UGG16

Arg R1.9%

CGU10

CGC19

CGA38

CGG4

Gly G5.9%

GGU42

GGC56

GGA103

GGG22

Stop 0.3%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_046765.1

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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 (43.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Limosa lapponica (NC_046765.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	2	72	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	73	1,044	972 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,045	1,118	74 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,119	2,712	1,594 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,713	2,786	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,799	3,776	978 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,777	3,846	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,856	3,926	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,926	3,994	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,995	5,033	1,039 bp	+	41.5%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,034	5,102	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,104	5,172	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,184	5,256	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,259	5,325	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,325	5,395	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,397	6,947	1,551 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,933	7,012	80 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,015	7,083	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,085	7,768	684 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,770	7,839	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,841	8,008	168 bp	+	43.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,999	8,682	684 bp	+	46.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,682	9,465	784 bp	+	43.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,466	9,534	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,535	9,886	352 bp	+	41.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,891	9,960	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,961	10,257	297 bp	+	44.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,251	11,628	1,378 bp	+	44.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,629	11,697	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,699	11,762	64 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,764	11,834	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,835	13,649	1,815 bp	+	42.9%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,661	14,803	1,143 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,807	14,881	75 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,883	14,955	73 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,967	15,488	522 bp	−	42.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,492	15,565	74 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,568	16,773	1,206 bp	–	42.0%