Motacilla flava
Yellow wagtail
GC content
46.42%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,354 bp
D-loop 1,246 bp
Where Yellow wagtail sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Yellow wagtail has the 1,700th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,831 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.370
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.123
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 8.8 years
- Adult weight
- 17.7 g
- Birth weight
- 1.5 g
- Basal metabolic rate
- 0.257 W
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Gestation or incubation
- 11 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 5
- Litters per year
- 1
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01061)
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 RefSeqWhole genome16,831 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,595 bp
All tRNA1,540 bp
D-loop1,246 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 48.67% | −0.387 | +0.040 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,040 bp | 46.35% | −0.515 | +0.129 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 47.97% | −0.293 | +0.048 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 47.52% | −0.366 | +0.159 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 42.86% | −0.667 | +0.104 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 46.05% | −0.549 | +0.117 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 49.36% | −0.359 | +0.068 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 47.29% | −0.446 | −0.005 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 51.52% | −0.516 | +0.069 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 47.53% | −0.515 | +0.137 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,818 bp | 45.77% | −0.481 | +0.152 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 519 bp | 49.52% | −0.580 | +0.534 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 46.81% | −0.447 | +0.059 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 973 bp | 47.79% | −0.123 | +0.201 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,595 bp | 44.83% | −0.108 | +0.241 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,246 bp | 43.74% | −0.365 | −0.021 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.9%
UUU46
UUC177
Leu L17.8%
UUA45
UUG13
CUU47
CUC164
CUA345
CUG60
Ile I7.4%
AUU83
AUC197
Met M4.3%
AUA122
AUG40
Val V5.2%
GUU37
GUC57
GUA78
GUG24
Ser S7.4%
UCU28
UCC99
UCA84
UCG9
AGU6
AGC54
Pro P5.8%
CCU40
CCC80
CCA92
CCG8
Thr T8.4%
ACU53
ACC138
ACA122
ACG7
Ala A8.3%
GCU49
GCC158
GCA99
GCG11
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU23
UAC92
His H2.6%
CAU15
CAC85
Gln Q2.4%
CAA83
CAG10
Asn N3.5%
AAU11
AAC121
Lys K2.3%
AAA78
AAG8
Asp D1.8%
GAU15
GAC52
Glu E2.4%
GAA71
GAG20
Cys C0.8%
UGU9
UGC21
Trp W2.8%
UGA100
UGG6
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC17
CGA42
CGG7
Gly G5.8%
GGU21
GGC63
GGA105
GGG33
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_060466.1Hover, 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
- D-loop1
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (46.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 68 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 69 | 1,041 | 973 bp | + | 47.8% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,042 | 1,111 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,112 | 2,706 | 1,595 bp | + | 44.8% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,707 | 2,781 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,793 | 3,770 | 978 bp | + | 48.7% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,779 | 3,850 | 72 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 | 5,034 | 1,040 bp | + | 46.4% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,035 | 5,104 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,106 | 5,174 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,186 | 5,258 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,261 | 5,327 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,327 | 5,397 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,399 | 6,949 | 1,551 bp | + | 48.0% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,941 | 7,013 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,019 | 7,087 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,097 | 7,780 | 684 bp | + | 47.5% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,782 | 7,850 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,852 | 8,019 | 168 bp | + | 42.9% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,010 | 8,693 | 684 bp | + | 46.1% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,702 | 9,485 | 784 bp | + | 49.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,486 | 9,554 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,555 | 9,905 | 351 bp | + | 47.3% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,907 | 9,976 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,978 | 10,274 | 297 bp | + | 51.5% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,268 | 11,645 | 1,378 bp | + | 47.5% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,646 | 11,715 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,716 | 11,781 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,781 | 11,851 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,852 | 13,669 | 1,818 bp | + | 45.8% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,680 | 14,822 | 1,143 bp | + | 46.8% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,826 | 14,894 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,901 | 14,970 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,994 | 15,512 | 519 bp | − | 49.5% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,514 | 15,585 | 72 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,586 | 16,831 | 1,246 bp | – | 43.7% |