Menura novaehollandiae

Superb lyrebird

Maximum lifespan

17.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,839 bp

RefSeq NC_007883.1

GC content

44.81%

Whole genome

Non-coding

2,356 bp

D-loop 2,107 bp

Where Superb lyrebird sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Superb lyrebird has the 1,058th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,839 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.355
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.091

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 17.9 years
Adult weight: 980 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01035)

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 genome17,839 bp

Protein-coding11,375 bp

12S rRNA973 bp

16S rRNA1,602 bp

All tRNA1,545 bp

D-loop2,107 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Menura novaehollandiae genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	28.1%	26.6%	13.9%	31.4%	45.30%	−0.386	+0.028
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	30.3%	24.0%	11.4%	34.3%	45.73%	−0.500	+0.115
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	26.1%	25.2%	17.3%	31.3%	48.68%	−0.287	+0.018
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	28.2%	24.1%	15.8%	31.9%	47.66%	−0.337	+0.078
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.1%	22.6%	6.5%	38.7%	45.24%	−0.711	+0.174
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.6%	25.6%	10.4%	33.5%	43.86%	−0.527	+0.089
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	26.9%	24.5%	15.4%	33.2%	48.60%	−0.365	+0.047
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	27.1%	25.4%	13.1%	34.5%	47.58%	−0.449	+0.033
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.9%	23.6%	12.5%	36.0%	48.49%	−0.486	+0.085
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,377 bp	29.7%	23.6%	11.3%	35.4%	46.70%	−0.518	+0.114
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	29.6%	24.9%	12.9%	32.6%	45.51%	−0.433	+0.086
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	39.1%	14.5%	12.3%	34.1%	46.44%	−0.469	+0.460
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	27.8%	25.2%	13.7%	33.2%	46.98%	−0.415	+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	973 bp	30.2%	21.5%	21.4%	26.9%	48.30%	−0.115	+0.169
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,602 bp	33.6%	22.1%	19.7%	24.6%	44.26%	−0.111	+0.207
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	2,107 bp	30.3%	34.1%	11.7%	23.9%	35.64%	−0.342	−0.059

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 F5.6%

UUU48

UUC164

Leu L17.5%

UUA64

UUG14

CUU68

CUC131

CUA331

CUG55

Ile I7.6%

AUU96

AUC191

Met M4.3%

AUA116

AUG48

Val V5.3%

GUU31

GUC65

GUA84

GUG22

Ser S7.6%

UCU49

UCC99

UCA73

UCG7

AGU5

AGC56

Pro P5.8%

CCU42

CCC77

CCA95

CCG7

Thr T8.5%

ACU74

ACC130

ACA113

ACG6

Ala A8.3%

GCU57

GCC151

GCA100

GCG6

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU23

UAC92

His H2.9%

CAU15

CAC94

Gln Q2.4%

CAA80

CAG13

Asn N3.2%

AAU23

AAC98

Lys K2.3%

AAA77

AAG10

Asp D1.9%

GAU16

GAC55

Glu E2.3%

GAA72

GAG15

Cys C0.8%

UGU8

UGC22

Trp W2.8%

UGA103

UGG4

Arg R1.9%

CGU9

CGC17

CGA38

CGG7

Gly G5.8%

GGU26

GGC67

GGA87

GGG39

Stop 0.3%

UAA8

UAG1

AGA0

AGG3

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_007883.1

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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 (44.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Menura novaehollandiae (NC_007883.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,042	973 bp	+	48.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,043	1,113	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,114	2,715	1,602 bp	+	44.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,716	2,790	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,804	3,781	978 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,780	3,852	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,858	3,928	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,928	3,996	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,997	5,037	1,041 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,037	5,106	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,108	5,176	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,179	5,251	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,254	5,321	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,321	5,391	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,393	6,943	1,551 bp	+	48.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,935	7,009	75 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,014	7,082	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,094	7,777	684 bp	+	47.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,779	7,848	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,850	8,017	168 bp	+	45.2%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,008	8,691	684 bp	+	43.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,703	9,486	784 bp	+	48.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,487	9,555	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,556	9,906	351 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,910	9,978	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,980	10,276	297 bp	+	48.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,270	11,646	1,377 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,648	11,717	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,718	11,783	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,783	11,853	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,854	13,668	1,815 bp	+	45.5%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,677	14,819	1,143 bp	+	47.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,823	14,891	69 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	14,892	16,998	2,107 bp	–	35.6%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,999	17,067	69 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	17,076	17,594	519 bp	−	46.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	17,595	17,666	72 bp	−	–