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Phaethon lepturus

White-tailed Tropicbird

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Maximum lifespan
9.9 yr
USGS longevity records
mtDNA size
17,773 bp
RefSeq NC_027275.1
GC content
47.96%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,294 bp
D-loop 2,205 bp

Where White-tailed Tropicbird sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. White-tailed Tropicbird has the 1,616th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,773 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.383
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.111

Life history

Maximum lifespan
9.9 years

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records

About this record

Lifespan source
NABBP Longevity Records v2025.1
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable
Licence
U.S. Government work
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
build 2 (2026-11-13)
  • Provisional: the EURING list could not be retrieved, so the USGS record is used.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome17,773 bp
Protein-coding11,368 bp
12S rRNA981 bp
16S rRNA1,595 bp
All tRNA1,546 bp
D-loop2,205 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.5%24.1%13.3%36.1%49.39%−0.462+0.046
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp31.5%20.2%10.2%38.1%48.32%−0.579+0.219
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp26.7%23.5%17.0%32.8%49.84%−0.317+0.064
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp28.4%23.7%16.7%31.3%47.95%−0.305+0.090
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp33.3%21.4%7.1%38.1%45.24%−0.684+0.217
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp26.0%24.7%11.5%37.7%49.27%−0.531+0.026
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp25.5%24.1%16.5%33.9%50.38%−0.347+0.028
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp25.4%24.5%13.1%37.0%50.14%−0.477+0.017
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.9%24.6%15.8%33.7%49.50%−0.361+0.027
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp28.7%21.6%11.3%38.4%49.64%−0.546+0.141
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp29.9%21.6%13.1%35.4%48.49%−0.461+0.162
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp36.4%9.4%13.4%40.8%54.22%−0.505+0.590
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp24.3%22.4%14.9%38.4%53.28%−0.442+0.041
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA981 bp31.6%17.6%19.4%31.4%50.77%−0.237+0.284
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,595 bp33.6%18.6%17.9%29.9%47.84%−0.250+0.288
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,205 bp27.5%34.2%13.9%24.4%38.23%−0.274−0.109

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.4%
UUU41
UUC164
Leu L18.4%
UUA57
UUG15
CUU56
CUC214
CUA288
CUG70
Ile I7.1%
AUU62
AUC208
Met M4.2%
AUA123
AUG36
Val V4.3%
GUU21
GUC52
GUA64
GUG28
Ser S7.5%
UCU19
UCC112
UCA78
UCG18
AGU12
AGC44
Pro P6.1%
CCU21
CCC110
CCA91
CCG10
Thr T9.1%
ACU40
ACC167
ACA126
ACG11
Ala A8.3%
GCU34
GCC173
GCA96
GCG13
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU23
UAC87
His H2.9%
CAU11
CAC99
Gln Q2.4%
CAA70
CAG22
Asn N3.3%
AAU19
AAC107
Lys K2.2%
AAA69
AAG15
Asp D1.6%
GAU16
GAC45
Glu E2.5%
GAA65
GAG31
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC25
Trp W2.8%
UGA84
UGG22
Arg R1.9%
CGU5
CGC18
CGA38
CGG11
Gly G5.8%
GGU17
GGC90
GGA70
GGG45
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA2
AGG3

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027275.1

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 (48.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
CYTBProtein-coding gene11,1431,143 bp+53.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA1,1471,21569 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA1,2251,29470 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene1,3051,826522 bp−54.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA1,8301,89768 bp−–
D-loopControl region1,8984,1022,205 bp–38.2%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA4,1034,17169 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA4,1725,152981 bp+50.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA5,1535,22472 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA5,2256,8191,595 bp+47.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA6,8206,89374 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene6,9027,879978 bp+49.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA7,8787,95073 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA7,9648,03471 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA8,0348,10269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene8,1039,1431,041 bp+48.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA9,1489,22275 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA9,2249,29269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA9,2999,37375 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA9,3769,44267 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA9,4429,51271 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene9,51411,0641,551 bp+49.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA11,05611,12974 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA11,13211,20069 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene11,20211,885684 bp+48.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA11,88711,95670 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene11,95812,125168 bp+45.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene12,11612,799684 bp+49.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene12,79913,582784 bp+50.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA13,58313,65169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene13,65214,002351 bp+50.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA14,00714,07569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene14,07714,373297 bp+49.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene14,36715,7341,368 bp+49.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA15,74515,81470 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA15,81615,87964 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA15,88015,95071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene15,95117,7651,815 bp+48.5%

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