Maximum lifespan
24.2 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
43.66%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,609 bp
D-loop 1,524 bp

Where Whimbrel sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Whimbrel has the 674th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Whimbrel
  • This species
  • Other birds
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome17,091 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.367
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.098

Life history

Maximum lifespan
24.2 years
Adult weight
365.7 g
Birth weight
35 g
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
22 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00547)

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 genome17,091 bp
Protein-coding11,375 bp
12S rRNA975 bp
16S rRNA1,595 bp
All tRNA1,552 bp
D-loop1,524 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Numenius phaeopus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.1%28.6%13.2%31.1%44.27%−0.404−0.028
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp31.7%26.5%10.1%31.8%41.87%−0.517+0.089
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp26.6%27.5%16.6%29.4%45.97%−0.279−0.017
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.6%25.1%14.8%29.5%44.30%−0.333+0.097
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp36.3%23.2%4.2%36.3%40.48%−0.794+0.220
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.4%27.2%10.4%34.1%44.44%−0.533+0.021
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.9%27.3%15.8%29.0%44.77%−0.293+0.012
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.3%25.9%12.5%32.2%44.73%−0.439+0.062
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%27.9%13.5%29.6%43.10%−0.375+0.018
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,377 bp30.5%25.3%11.2%33.0%44.15%−0.493+0.092
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.7%24.5%11.6%32.1%43.75%−0.469+0.128
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp43.3%11.7%9.2%35.8%45.02%−0.591+0.575
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.6%26.5%12.4%32.5%44.88%−0.446+0.038
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA975 bp32.4%22.2%19.6%25.8%45.44%−0.138+0.188
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,595 bp34.4%22.5%18.2%24.9%43.07%−0.156+0.209
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,524 bp31.0%28.0%12.6%28.4%41.01%−0.386+0.050

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU73
UUC154
Leu L17.6%
UUA107
UUG27
CUU85
CUC126
CUA284
CUG39
Ile I7.4%
AUU101
AUC180
Met M4.6%
AUA135
AUG41
Val V4.4%
GUU42
GUC46
GUA59
GUG19
Ser S7.4%
UCU45
UCC82
UCA93
UCG7
AGU10
AGC45
Pro P5.7%
CCU45
CCC59
CCA103
CCG8
Thr T9.6%
ACU68
ACC154
ACA140
ACG4
Ala A7.7%
GCU74
GCC117
GCA99
GCG3
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU44
UAC71
His H2.7%
CAU31
CAC72
Gln Q2.5%
CAA84
CAG11
Asn N3.5%
AAU30
AAC101
Lys K2.3%
AAA72
AAG14
Asp D1.6%
GAU12
GAC50
Glu E2.5%
GAA78
GAG17
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG13
Arg R1.9%
CGU15
CGC18
CGA33
CGG5
Gly G5.8%
GGU38
GGC58
GGA80
GGG43
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_030507.1

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 (43.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Numenius phaeopus (NC_030507.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17272 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA731,047975 bp+45.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0481,11972 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1202,7141,595 bp+43.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7152,78874 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8013,778978 bp+44.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7793,84870 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8623,93271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9313,99969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0015,0391,039 bp+41.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0405,10970 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1115,17969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1825,25574 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2585,32467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3245,39471 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3966,9461,551 bp+46.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9327,01180 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0147,08269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0847,767684 bp+44.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7697,83870 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8408,007168 bp+40.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9988,681684 bp+44.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6819,464784 bp+44.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4659,53369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5349,884351 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8899,95870 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,95910,255297 bp+43.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,24911,6251,377 bp+44.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,62711,69569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,69711,76064 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76111,83070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83113,6451,815 bp+43.8%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,65614,7981,143 bp+44.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,80114,87272 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,89414,96370 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,97015,491522 bp−45.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,49515,56773 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,56817,0911,524 bp–41.0%