Numenius madagascariensis

Eastern curlew

Maximum lifespan

19.1 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,668 bp

RefSeq NC_059854.1

GC content

43.16%

Whole genome

Non-coding

2,188 bp

D-loop 2,091 bp

Where Eastern curlew sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Eastern curlew has the 974th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other birds
Other classes

Plot other mtDNA features with this species highlighted

Base composition

Whole genome17,668 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.361
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.089

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 19.1 years
Adult weight: 824.8 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00545)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, small 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 genome17,668 bp

Protein-coding11,375 bp

12S rRNA974 bp

16S rRNA1,593 bp

All tRNA1,549 bp

D-loop2,091 bp

Genes and regions

Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species

Base composition of Numenius madagascariensis genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	27.2%	28.7%	13.1%	31.0%	44.07%	−0.406	−0.027
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	32.1%	25.7%	9.7%	32.4%	42.16%	−0.539	+0.111
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.0%	26.2%	16.5%	30.3%	46.81%	−0.295	+0.016
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.8%	25.7%	15.4%	29.1%	44.44%	−0.309	+0.074
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	35.1%	25.0%	5.4%	34.5%	39.88%	−0.731	+0.168
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	27.9%	26.6%	10.7%	34.8%	45.47%	−0.531	+0.024
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.4%	27.8%	15.3%	28.4%	43.75%	−0.300	+0.011
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	28.8%	25.6%	12.5%	33.0%	45.58%	−0.450	+0.058
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.6%	27.6%	14.1%	29.6%	43.77%	−0.354	+0.018
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,377 bp	30.9%	25.9%	10.2%	33.0%	43.28%	−0.527	+0.088
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.0%	25.4%	11.4%	31.2%	42.65%	−0.465	+0.114
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.9%	11.5%	8.8%	36.8%	45.59%	−0.613	+0.577
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.6%	26.3%	12.4%	32.6%	45.06%	−0.449	+0.041
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	974 bp	32.1%	22.5%	19.6%	25.8%	45.38%	−0.136	+0.177
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,593 bp	34.0%	23.0%	18.3%	24.7%	43.00%	−0.147	+0.194
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	2,091 bp	31.1%	31.3%	13.2%	24.4%	37.64%	−0.299	−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 F5.9%

UUU70

UUC154

Leu L17.6%

UUA118

UUG23

CUU79

CUC134

CUA286

CUG28

Ile I7.5%

AUU104

AUC182

Met M4.4%

AUA132

AUG36

Val V4.6%

GUU38

GUC42

GUA67

GUG26

Ser S7.4%

UCU45

UCC78

UCA94

UCG6

AGU11

AGC46

Pro P5.8%

CCU46

CCC62

CCA105

CCG8

Thr T9.6%

ACU66

ACC157

ACA134

ACG7

Ala A7.6%

GCU72

GCC121

GCA93

GCG4

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU45

UAC70

His H2.8%

CAU37

CAC68

Gln Q2.5%

CAA80

CAG14

Asn N3.5%

AAU26

AAC106

Lys K2.2%

AAA75

AAG10

Asp D1.6%

GAU17

GAC45

Glu E2.5%

GAA81

GAG14

Cys C0.7%

UGU8

UGC18

Trp W2.8%

UGA92

UGG15

Arg R1.9%

CGU17

CGC17

CGA32

CGG5

Gly G5.8%

GGU40

GGC57

GGA87

GGG36

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_059854.1

Hover, 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 (43.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Numenius madagascariensis (NC_059854.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	72	72 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	73	1,046	974 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,047	1,118	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,119	2,711	1,593 bp	+	43.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,712	2,785	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,798	3,775	978 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,774	3,845	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,862	3,932	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,932	4,001	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,002	5,040	1,039 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,041	5,110	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,120	5,188	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,191	5,264	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,268	5,339	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,334	5,404	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,406	6,956	1,551 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,948	7,021	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,024	7,093	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,095	7,778	684 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,780	7,849	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,851	8,018	168 bp	+	39.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,009	8,692	684 bp	+	45.5%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,692	9,475	784 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,476	9,544	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,545	9,895	351 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,900	9,968	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,970	10,266	297 bp	+	43.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,260	11,636	1,377 bp	+	43.3%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,638	11,706	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,707	11,772	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,772	11,842	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,843	13,657	1,815 bp	+	42.7%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,668	14,810	1,143 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,813	14,882	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,906	14,975	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,981	15,502	522 bp	−	45.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,506	15,577	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,578	17,668	2,091 bp	–	37.6%