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Phoebastria albatrus

Short-tailed albatross

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Maximum lifespan
17.7 yr
USGS longevity records
mtDNA size
19,097 bp
RefSeq NC_026190.1
GC content
44.90%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,928 bp
D-loop 2,003 bp

Where Short-tailed albatross sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Short-tailed albatross has the 1,067th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Short-tailed albatross
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Base composition

Whole genome19,097 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.380
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.117

Life history

Maximum lifespan
17.7 years
Adult weight
4.4 kg

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01443)

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 genome19,097 bp
Protein-coding11,901 bp
12S rRNA967 bp
16S rRNA1,564 bp
All tRNA1,748 bp
D-loop2,003 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.1%28.6%14.1%31.2%45.30%−0.377−0.047
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp31.4%25.6%10.4%32.6%43.02%−0.517+0.101
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.2%26.2%16.4%29.2%45.65%−0.280+0.037
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.4%23.4%15.1%31.1%46.20%−0.348+0.130
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp31.5%25.0%6.0%37.5%43.45%−0.726+0.116
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.6%23.8%9.2%36.4%45.61%−0.596+0.124
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.1%26.1%14.4%30.4%44.77%−0.356+0.053
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3342 bp26.9%28.4%12.6%32.2%44.74%−0.438−0.026
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%25.9%14.8%31.0%45.79%−0.353+0.043
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.0%23.2%10.7%35.1%45.79%−0.534+0.143
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.7%22.6%11.4%34.3%45.68%−0.501+0.166
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.5%11.4%9.1%38.1%47.16%−0.614+0.570
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.2%25.5%13.4%33.9%47.33%−0.434+0.033
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA967 bp32.4%20.4%19.5%27.7%47.26%−0.173+0.227
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,564 bp34.0%22.0%18.5%25.4%43.99%−0.157+0.215
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,003 bp26.6%31.2%16.0%26.3%42.29%−0.242−0.080

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%
UUU59
UUC155
Leu L17.8%
UUA77
UUG23
CUU76
CUC167
CUA288
CUG46
Ile I7.4%
AUU84
AUC196
Met M4.5%
AUA131
AUG41
Val V4.6%
GUU39
GUC54
GUA67
GUG16
Ser S7.5%
UCU38
UCC80
UCA101
UCG12
AGU9
AGC45
Pro P5.8%
CCU28
CCC69
CCA112
CCG13
Thr T9.0%
ACU64
ACC129
ACA144
ACG5
Ala A7.9%
GCU58
GCC131
GCA106
GCG5
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU35
UAC75
His H3.0%
CAU33
CAC79
Gln Q2.5%
CAA83
CAG12
Asn N3.4%
AAU23
AAC107
Lys K2.3%
AAA80
AAG7
Asp D1.6%
GAU17
GAC43
Glu E2.5%
GAA81
GAG13
Cys C0.8%
UGU11
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG14
Arg R1.9%
CGU11
CGC19
CGA37
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU31
GGC65
GGA95
GGG31
Stop 0.3%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

43 annotated features in NC_026190.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • Protein-coding14
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA25
  • D-loop2
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 43 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,035967 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0421,11473 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1152,6781,564 bp+44.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7042,77875 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7843,761978 bp+45.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7603,83172 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8413,91171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9113,97969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9805,0181,039 bp+43.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0195,08870 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0905,15869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1615,23373 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2355,30167 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3015,37171 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3736,9231,551 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9156,98874 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9917,05969 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0617,744684 bp+46.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7467,81570 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8177,984168 bp+43.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9758,658684 bp+45.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6589,441784 bp+44.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4429,51069 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5209,862343 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8669,93469 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93610,232297 bp+45.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22611,6031,378 bp+45.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,60411,67370 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,67611,73964 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,74011,81071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,81113,6251,815 bp+45.7%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,63614,7781,143 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,78214,85170 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,86914,93870 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,95315,480528 bp−47.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,48415,55168 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,59916,566968 bp–42.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA17,12417,19370 bp−–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA17,21117,28070 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene17,29517,822528 bp−47.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA17,82617,89368 bp−–
D-loopControl region17,94118,9751,035 bp–42.3%

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