Maximum lifespan
16.5 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
46.32%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,434 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Chowchilla sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Chowchilla has the 1,134th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,916 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.365
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.118

Life history

Maximum lifespan
16.5 years
Adult weight
145.1 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01086)

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 genome16,916 bp
Protein-coding11,379 bp
12S rRNA981 bp
16S rRNA1,593 bp
All tRNA1,541 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Orthonyx spaldingii genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.1%25.6%14.6%32.7%47.34%−0.382+0.029
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp28.9%24.0%11.6%35.4%47.02%−0.505+0.093
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.5%25.5%16.6%30.4%47.00%−0.295+0.037
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.1%23.4%16.2%31.3%47.52%−0.317+0.109
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.7%25.6%6.0%32.7%38.69%−0.692+0.165
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.7%24.4%11.0%36.0%46.93%−0.533+0.080
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp26.8%23.3%15.5%34.4%49.94%−0.378+0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.3%24.5%12.5%33.6%46.15%−0.457+0.090
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.9%24.2%15.5%34.3%49.83%−0.378+0.034
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.5%22.3%11.1%37.2%48.26%−0.540+0.139
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp30.6%24.4%11.6%33.4%44.94%−0.486+0.113
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp40.1%10.8%11.4%37.8%49.13%−0.537+0.576
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.6%25.5%13.3%33.6%46.89%−0.433+0.041
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA981 bp31.1%20.7%21.1%27.1%48.22%−0.125+0.201
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,593 bp35.0%21.7%19.8%23.5%43.38%−0.085+0.235

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%
UUU59
UUC170
Leu L17.8%
UUA87
UUG18
CUU56
CUC155
CUA303
CUG55
Ile I7.8%
AUU73
AUC225
Met M4.1%
AUA114
AUG42
Val V4.7%
GUU35
GUC57
GUA62
GUG23
Ser S7.3%
UCU35
UCC94
UCA76
UCG14
AGU8
AGC50
Pro P6.1%
CCU30
CCC105
CCA85
CCG12
Thr T8.5%
ACU51
ACC138
ACA123
ACG11
Ala A8.2%
GCU62
GCC140
GCA102
GCG7
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU21
UAC88
His H2.7%
CAU13
CAC90
Gln Q2.4%
CAA82
CAG11
Asn N3.4%
AAU20
AAC109
Lys K2.3%
AAA82
AAG4
Asp D1.8%
GAU14
GAC56
Glu E2.4%
GAA70
GAG22
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC22
Trp W2.8%
UGA93
UGG13
Arg R1.9%
CGU8
CGC15
CGA38
CGG11
Gly G5.8%
GGU24
GGC59
GGA105
GGG33
Stop 0.3%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_053086.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (46.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Orthonyx spaldingii (NC_053086.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,049981 bp+48.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0491,11870 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1192,7111,593 bp+43.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7122,78675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8083,785978 bp+47.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7953,86571 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8693,93971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9394,00769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0085,0471,040 bp+47.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0485,11871 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1215,18969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1965,26873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2705,33667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3375,40670 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4086,9581,551 bp+47.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9507,02475 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0317,09969 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1077,790684 bp+47.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7927,86069 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8628,029168 bp+38.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0208,703684 bp+46.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7179,501785 bp+49.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5019,56969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5709,920351 bp+46.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9229,99170 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,99310,289297 bp+49.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,28311,6601,378 bp+48.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,66111,73070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,73111,79666 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,79611,86671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,86713,6841,818 bp+44.9%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,69714,8391,143 bp+46.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,86114,92969 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,95415,02269 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene15,03115,549519 bp−49.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,55115,62171 bp−–