MitoAge

Myiopsitta monachus

Monk parakeet

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Maximum lifespan
22.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,755 bp
RefSeq NC_027844.1
GC content
44.33%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,306 bp
D-loop 1 bp

Where Monk parakeet sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Monk parakeet has the 782nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Monk parakeet
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Base composition

Whole genome16,755 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.396
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.153

Life history

Maximum lifespan
22.1 years
Adult weight
81.7 g
Birth weight
4.8 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.519 W
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
31 days
Litter or clutch size
7
Litters per year
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.244 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01591)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, large 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 genome16,755 bp
Protein-coding11,370 bp
12S rRNA969 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,533 bp
D-loop1 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1981 bp30.3%24.8%11.1%33.8%44.95%−0.506+0.100
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp34.3%24.1%8.2%33.4%41.54%−0.606+0.174
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp29.1%24.8%15.7%30.4%46.06%−0.318+0.080
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.0%24.4%13.9%30.7%44.59%−0.377+0.119
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp34.5%21.4%6.5%37.5%44.05%−0.703+0.234
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp32.6%25.3%8.5%33.6%42.11%−0.597+0.126
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp30.1%25.6%14.3%30.0%44.26%−0.354+0.080
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3350 bp31.1%26.0%11.7%31.1%42.86%−0.453+0.090
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%25.6%12.8%31.3%44.11%−0.420+0.084
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,393 bp32.2%23.8%9.8%34.2%43.93%−0.556+0.150
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp34.1%23.5%10.7%31.7%42.37%−0.495+0.184
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6504 bp41.5%10.3%13.3%34.9%48.21%−0.449+0.602
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.9%25.0%12.5%33.5%46.05%−0.455+0.073
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA969 bp33.5%18.2%19.1%29.2%48.30%−0.209+0.297
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp34.4%18.7%18.4%28.5%46.87%−0.216+0.294
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1 bp0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.00%−1.000–

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%
UUU64
UUC148
Leu L17.4%
UUA76
UUG20
CUU79
CUC127
CUA326
CUG31
Ile I7.7%
AUU86
AUC207
Met M4.8%
AUA165
AUG19
Val V4.2%
GUU36
GUC40
GUA66
GUG19
Ser S7.8%
UCU50
UCC84
UCA105
UCG3
AGU7
AGC46
Pro P6.0%
CCU25
CCC79
CCA120
CCG5
Thr T9.8%
ACU38
ACC157
ACA174
ACG4
Ala A7.2%
GCU50
GCC131
GCA88
GCG4
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU32
UAC79
His H2.7%
CAU21
CAC80
Gln Q2.6%
CAA93
CAG6
Asn N3.5%
AAU19
AAC114
Lys K2.5%
AAA88
AAG6
Asp D1.6%
GAU16
GAC45
Glu E2.5%
GAA87
GAG6
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG12
Arg R1.8%
CGU7
CGC12
CGA45
CGG4
Gly G5.6%
GGU21
GGC46
GGA117
GGG29
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027844.1

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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 (44.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,2531,32270 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,3232,291969 bp+48.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,2922,36372 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,3643,9421,579 bp+46.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,9434,01775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene4,0255,005981 bp+45.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA5,0045,07471 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA5,0825,15271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,1535,22068 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,2216,2601,040 bp+41.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,2616,33272 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,3346,40168 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,4036,47775 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,4796,54567 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,5466,61570 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,6258,1721,548 bp+46.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,1738,23866 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,2428,31069 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,3138,996684 bp+44.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,9989,06669 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene9,0689,235168 bp+44.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,2269,909684 bp+42.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,90910,692784 bp+44.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,69310,76169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,76211,112351 bp+42.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA11,11311,18169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,18311,479297 bp+44.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,47312,8651,393 bp+43.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,86612,93469 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,93513,00066 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA13,00113,07070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene13,07114,8851,815 bp+42.4%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,89716,0361,140 bp+46.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,03716,10367 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,10816,17669 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,18016,683504 bp−48.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,68516,75571 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,75516,7551 bp–100.0%

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