Phainopepla nitens

Phainopepla

Maximum lifespan

3.8 yr

USGS longevity records

mtDNA size

16,847 bp

RefSeq NC_053061.1

GC content

45.09%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,357 bp

D-loop 1,258 bp

Where Phainopepla sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Phainopepla has the 2,153rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,847 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.353
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.123

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 3.8 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 genome16,847 bp

Protein-coding11,388 bp

12S rRNA984 bp

16S rRNA1,601 bp

All tRNA1,537 bp

D-loop1,258 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Phainopepla nitens genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	27.9%	26.6%	13.8%	31.7%	45.50%	−0.393	+0.024
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	31.2%	24.3%	11.8%	32.7%	44.52%	−0.469	+0.123
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,560 bp	28.7%	24.9%	16.4%	30.0%	46.41%	−0.293	+0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.8%	22.4%	15.5%	32.3%	47.81%	−0.352	+0.143
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.7%	28.6%	5.4%	33.3%	38.69%	−0.723	+0.068
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.9%	25.0%	9.6%	33.5%	43.13%	−0.553	+0.121
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	26.1%	26.2%	15.9%	31.7%	47.64%	−0.332	−0.002
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.3%	27.6%	14.0%	29.1%	43.02%	−0.351	+0.030
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.6%	23.9%	12.5%	35.0%	47.48%	−0.475	+0.090
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.3%	23.4%	10.8%	34.4%	45.21%	−0.522	+0.144
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	32.2%	23.1%	12.6%	32.1%	44.72%	−0.437	+0.164
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	38.0%	11.8%	11.6%	38.5%	50.19%	−0.538	+0.527
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	29.0%	24.0%	12.9%	34.1%	46.98%	−0.453	+0.096
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	984 bp	31.4%	21.0%	21.4%	26.1%	47.56%	−0.098	+0.198
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,601 bp	34.8%	21.6%	19.9%	23.7%	43.60%	−0.086	+0.234
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,258 bp	26.2%	30.4%	13.5%	29.9%	43.40%	−0.377	−0.073

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU34

UUC191

Leu L17.0%

UUA42

UUG18

CUU73

CUC95

CUA359

CUG60

Ile I7.6%

AUU104

AUC185

Met M4.7%

AUA133

AUG44

Val V5.3%

GUU44

GUC45

GUA92

GUG19

Ser S7.4%

UCU32

UCC90

UCA90

UCG7

AGU4

AGC58

Pro P6.0%

CCU44

CCC54

CCA118

CCG11

Thr T8.3%

ACU61

ACC130

ACA123

ACG2

Ala A8.1%

GCU57

GCC145

GCA101

GCG4

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU28

UAC83

His H2.8%

CAU20

CAC88

Gln Q2.5%

CAA89

CAG6

Asn N3.5%

AAU20

AAC112

Lys K2.2%

AAA78

AAG7

Asp D1.8%

GAU16

GAC54

Glu E2.3%

GAA76

GAG12

Cys C0.8%

UGU4

UGC26

Trp W2.8%

UGA95

UGG11

Arg R1.8%

CGU4

CGC15

CGA45

CGG6

Gly G5.9%

GGU17

GGC60

GGA113

GGG35

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053061.1

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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 (45.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Phainopepla nitens (NC_053061.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	68	1,051	984 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,051	1,120	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,121	2,721	1,601 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,722	2,796	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,815	3,792	978 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,801	3,873	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,881	3,951	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,952	4,020	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,021	5,060	1,040 bp	+	44.5%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,061	5,131	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,133	5,201	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,213	5,285	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,287	5,353	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,354	5,423	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,416	6,975	1,560 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,967	7,040	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,044	7,112	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,123	7,806	684 bp	+	47.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,808	7,875	68 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,877	8,044	168 bp	+	38.7%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,035	8,718	684 bp	+	43.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,725	9,509	785 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,509	9,577	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,578	9,928	351 bp	+	43.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,930	9,998	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,000	10,296	297 bp	+	47.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,290	11,667	1,378 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,668	11,737	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,738	11,803	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,803	11,873	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,874	13,691	1,818 bp	+	44.7%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,700	14,842	1,143 bp	+	47.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,846	14,914	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,923	14,988	66 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,999	15,517	519 bp	−	50.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,519	15,589	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,590	16,847	1,258 bp	–	43.4%