Lonchura punctulata

Scaly-breasted Munia

Maximum lifespan

2.3 yr

USGS longevity records

mtDNA size

16,824 bp

RefSeq NC_028036.1

GC content

45.10%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,332 bp

D-loop 1,247 bp

Where Scaly-breasted Munia sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Scaly-breasted Munia has the 2,246th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,824 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.389
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.155

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 2.3 years

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records

About this record

Lifespan source: NABBP Longevity Records v2025.1
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable
Licence: U.S. Government work
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Provisional: the EURING list could not be retrieved, so the USGS record is used.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,824 bp

Protein-coding11,378 bp

12S rRNA983 bp

16S rRNA1,594 bp

All tRNA1,551 bp

D-loop1,247 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Lonchura punctulata genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	31.1%	25.6%	12.0%	31.4%	43.35%	−0.448	+0.097
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	32.8%	22.9%	9.3%	35.0%	44.33%	−0.579	+0.178
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	30.2%	24.1%	16.1%	29.7%	45.71%	−0.298	+0.112
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.1%	21.9%	14.6%	32.3%	46.93%	−0.377	+0.174
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	34.5%	25.6%	6.0%	33.9%	39.88%	−0.701	+0.149
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.9%	23.1%	10.2%	34.8%	45.03%	−0.545	+0.160
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.9%	22.8%	15.4%	33.8%	49.24%	−0.373	+0.101
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	31.6%	25.1%	11.4%	31.9%	43.31%	−0.474	+0.116
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	26.9%	26.6%	12.1%	34.3%	46.47%	−0.478	+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.8%	23.5%	10.2%	34.5%	44.70%	−0.542	+0.150
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	32.1%	22.4%	11.6%	33.9%	45.49%	−0.492	+0.179
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	39.9%	11.9%	8.5%	39.7%	48.17%	−0.648	+0.539
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	29.7%	23.7%	12.9%	33.7%	46.54%	−0.447	+0.113
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	983 bp	30.0%	20.0%	21.5%	28.5%	49.95%	−0.141	+0.199
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,594 bp	34.9%	21.0%	19.6%	24.5%	44.10%	−0.112	+0.250
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,247 bp	28.7%	28.5%	12.8%	29.9%	42.74%	−0.400	+0.003

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 F5.7%

UUU37

UUC181

Leu L17.3%

UUA49

UUG18

CUU51

CUC119

CUA384

CUG34

Ile I7.8%

AUU82

AUC215

Met M4.5%

AUA141

AUG29

Val V5.2%

GUU38

GUC45

GUA96

GUG19

Ser S7.7%

UCU26

UCC96

UCA105

UCG5

AGU10

AGC49

Pro P5.8%

CCU28

CCC71

CCA117

CCG5

Thr T8.5%

ACU31

ACC148

ACA141

ACG2

Ala A7.9%

GCU36

GCC161

GCA97

GCG5

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU29

UAC81

His H2.7%

CAU23

CAC80

Gln Q2.5%

CAA91

CAG5

Asn N3.6%

AAU28

AAC107

Lys K2.3%

AAA86

AAG1

Asp D1.8%

GAU12

GAC55

Glu E2.3%

GAA82

GAG7

Cys C0.8%

UGU7

UGC23

Trp W2.8%

UGA101

UGG5

Arg R1.8%

CGU4

CGC12

CGA47

CGG7

Gly G5.9%

GGU15

GGC52

GGA124

GGG32

Stop 0.3%

UAA5

UAG2

AGA2

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028036.1

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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 (45.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Lonchura punctulata (NC_028036.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,053	983 bp	+	50.0%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,053	1,122	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,123	2,716	1,594 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,713	2,795	83 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,800	3,777	978 bp	+	43.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,784	3,856	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,861	3,931	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,931	3,999	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,000	5,039	1,040 bp	+	44.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,040	5,109	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,111	5,179	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,188	5,260	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,262	5,328	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,328	5,398	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,400	6,950	1,551 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,942	7,014	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,020	7,088	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,099	7,782	684 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,794	7,862	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,864	8,031	168 bp	+	39.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,022	8,705	684 bp	+	45.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,711	9,494	784 bp	+	49.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,495	9,563	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,564	9,914	351 bp	+	43.3%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,916	9,984	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,986	10,282	297 bp	+	46.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,276	11,653	1,378 bp	+	44.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,654	11,723	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,724	11,789	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,789	11,859	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,860	13,677	1,818 bp	+	45.5%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,686	14,828	1,143 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,832	14,900	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,909	14,979	71 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,986	15,504	519 bp	−	48.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,506	15,577	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,578	16,824	1,247 bp	–	42.7%