MitoAge

Phaethon rubricauda

Red-tailed tropicbird

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Maximum lifespan
32.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,777 bp
RefSeq NC_007979.1
GC content
47.25%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,300 bp
D-loop 2,211 bp

Where Red-tailed tropicbird sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Red-tailed tropicbird has the 378th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Red-tailed tropicbird
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Base composition

Whole genome17,777 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.395
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.115

Life history

Maximum lifespan
32.7 years
Adult weight
593.2 g
Birth weight
54 g
Female sexual maturity
274 days
Male sexual maturity
274 days
Gestation or incubation
45 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01402)

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
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 genome17,777 bp
Protein-coding11,365 bp
12S rRNA981 bp
16S rRNA1,600 bp
All tRNA1,542 bp
D-loop2,211 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.5%23.7%13.4%36.4%49.80%−0.462+0.055
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp31.4%20.9%10.4%37.3%47.65%−0.565+0.200
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.0%24.2%16.6%32.3%48.87%−0.322+0.054
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp28.2%22.7%16.8%32.3%49.12%−0.315+0.109
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp33.3%23.2%7.1%36.3%43.45%−0.671+0.179
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6696 bp26.7%23.6%11.1%38.6%49.71%−0.555+0.063
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.3%23.9%16.2%33.7%49.87%−0.350+0.048
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp25.1%25.9%14.0%35.0%49.00%−0.430−0.017
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.6%25.9%15.2%33.3%48.49%−0.375−0.007
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp29.2%22.0%10.9%37.9%48.76%−0.553+0.141
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp29.8%22.0%12.7%35.5%48.23%−0.474+0.151
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp37.0%10.0%13.4%39.7%53.07%−0.495+0.576
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp25.2%23.1%14.1%37.6%51.71%−0.455+0.043
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA981 bp31.7%18.9%18.9%30.6%49.44%−0.237+0.254
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,600 bp33.9%18.9%17.6%29.6%47.25%−0.254+0.284
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,211 bp29.8%33.1%11.8%25.3%37.18%−0.363−0.053

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.4%
UUU46
UUC160
Leu L18.5%
UUA48
UUG17
CUU59
CUC215
CUA303
CUG62
Ile I7.1%
AUU58
AUC212
Met M4.3%
AUA128
AUG35
Val V4.2%
GUU23
GUC43
GUA67
GUG26
Ser S7.6%
UCU27
UCC110
UCA76
UCG15
AGU10
AGC51
Pro P6.2%
CCU27
CCC98
CCA99
CCG10
Thr T9.1%
ACU51
ACC157
ACA128
ACG9
Ala A8.1%
GCU38
GCC165
GCA90
GCG16
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU22
UAC87
His H2.9%
CAU14
CAC97
Gln Q2.4%
CAA70
CAG22
Asn N3.3%
AAU20
AAC104
Lys K2.2%
AAA65
AAG19
Asp D1.6%
GAU19
GAC42
Glu E2.5%
GAA73
GAG23
Cys C0.8%
UGU4
UGC27
Trp W2.8%
UGA90
UGG16
Arg R1.9%
CGU3
CGC21
CGA39
CGG10
Gly G5.8%
GGU17
GGC90
GGA68
GGG45
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA2
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_007979.1

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 (47.2%, 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+51.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA1,1471,21569 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA1,2231,29270 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene1,3031,824522 bp−53.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA1,8281,89568 bp−–
D-loopControl region1,8964,1062,211 bp–37.2%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA4,1074,17670 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA4,1775,157981 bp+49.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA5,1585,22972 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA5,2306,8291,600 bp+47.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA6,8306,90374 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene6,9127,889978 bp+49.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA7,8887,96073 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA7,9738,04371 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA8,0438,11169 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene8,1129,1521,041 bp+47.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA9,1579,23175 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA9,2339,30169 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA9,3089,38275 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA9,3859,44965 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA9,4519,51767 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene9,52111,0711,551 bp+48.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA11,06311,13674 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA11,13911,20769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene11,20911,892684 bp+49.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA11,89411,96370 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene11,96512,132168 bp+43.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene12,11112,806696 bp+49.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene12,80613,589784 bp+49.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA13,59013,65869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene13,65914,009351 bp+49.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA14,01414,08269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene14,08414,380297 bp+48.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene14,37415,7411,368 bp+48.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA15,75215,82170 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA15,82315,88664 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA15,88715,95771 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene15,95817,7691,812 bp+48.2%

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