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Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned night heron

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Maximum lifespan
21.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,829 bp
RefSeq NC_015807.1
GC content
44.10%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,345 bp
D-loop 2,244 bp

Where Black-crowned night heron sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black-crowned night heron has the 832nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black-crowned night heron
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Base composition

Whole genome17,829 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.359
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.158

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21.1 years
Adult weight
800 g
Birth weight
24.2 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
25 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01368)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome17,829 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,596 bp
All tRNA1,548 bp
D-loop2,244 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.0%26.8%12.9%33.3%46.22%−0.442+0.004
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.6%25.5%9.2%32.6%41.87%−0.559+0.123
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.0%27.1%16.4%28.4%44.87%−0.267+0.018
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.1%25.0%14.0%29.8%43.86%−0.360+0.109
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.1%20.8%6.0%38.1%44.05%−0.730+0.255
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.3%24.4%9.6%35.7%45.32%−0.574+0.107
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.8%25.0%15.2%31.0%46.17%−0.343+0.071
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp26.5%26.2%12.0%35.3%47.29%−0.494+0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.6%22.2%11.8%36.4%48.15%−0.510+0.143
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.8%24.6%10.3%34.3%44.63%−0.538+0.111
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.2%22.8%11.4%33.6%44.96%−0.493+0.171
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.0%12.3%12.3%35.4%47.70%−0.486+0.531
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.8%23.9%12.7%34.6%47.33%−0.464+0.093
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp32.0%20.1%20.6%27.3%47.89%−0.142+0.227
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,596 bp34.1%21.9%18.2%25.8%43.99%−0.174+0.217
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,244 bp40.8%22.0%16.0%21.2%37.21%−0.138+0.299

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 F5.7%
UUU63
UUC152
Leu L17.6%
UUA70
UUG15
CUU73
CUC144
CUA334
CUG34
Ile I7.8%
AUU90
AUC207
Met M4.5%
AUA139
AUG33
Val V4.2%
GUU35
GUC35
GUA66
GUG22
Ser S7.2%
UCU37
UCC89
UCA88
UCG6
AGU6
AGC49
Pro P6.0%
CCU43
CCC77
CCA103
CCG4
Thr T9.5%
ACU57
ACC152
ACA142
ACG11
Ala A7.6%
GCU57
GCC125
GCA97
GCG8
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU30
UAC85
His H2.9%
CAU30
CAC80
Gln Q2.5%
CAA87
CAG9
Asn N3.6%
AAU26
AAC109
Lys K2.3%
AAA80
AAG9
Asp D1.6%
GAU19
GAC43
Glu E2.4%
GAA79
GAG14
Cys C0.8%
UGU6
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA88
UGG18
Arg R1.9%
CGU9
CGC15
CGA43
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU37
GGC65
GGA83
GGG33
Stop 0.3%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA2
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_015807.1

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 (44.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,042973 bp+47.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0431,11573 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1162,7111,596 bp+44.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7122,78574 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7943,771978 bp+46.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7773,84771 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8573,92771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9273,99569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9965,0341,039 bp+41.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0355,10369 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1055,17369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1845,25774 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2635,32967 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3295,40072 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4166,9661,551 bp+44.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9587,03174 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0347,10269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1047,787684 bp+43.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7897,85870 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8608,027168 bp+44.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0188,701684 bp+45.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7019,484784 bp+46.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4859,55369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5549,905352 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9089,97669 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,97810,274297 bp+48.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,26811,6451,378 bp+44.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,64611,71570 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,71611,78166 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,78111,85171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,85213,6661,815 bp+45.0%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,67714,8191,143 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,82314,89270 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,90414,97471 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,98715,508522 bp−47.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,51215,58574 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,58617,8292,244 bp–37.2%

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