Phoenicopterus roseus

Greater flamingo

Maximum lifespan

58.8 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,446 bp

RefSeq NC_010089.1

GC content

45.53%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,966 bp

D-loop 1,878 bp

Where Greater flamingo sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Greater flamingo has the 101st longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,446 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.407
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.158

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 58.8 years
Adult weight: 2.5 kg
Female sexual maturity: 5 years
Male sexual maturity: 5 years
Gestation or incubation: 30 days
Litter or clutch size: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01405)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, large 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 genome17,446 bp

Protein-coding11,376 bp

12S rRNA970 bp

16S rRNA1,597 bp

All tRNA1,548 bp

D-loop1,878 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Phoenicopterus roseus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	27.6%	25.1%	12.9%	34.5%	47.34%	−0.456	+0.049
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	31.9%	24.4%	10.3%	33.4%	43.70%	−0.529	+0.132
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.5%	24.8%	16.6%	31.1%	47.78%	−0.304	+0.052
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.1%	23.1%	14.3%	31.4%	45.76%	−0.374	+0.148
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	35.7%	22.0%	4.2%	38.1%	42.26%	−0.803	+0.237
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.3%	24.3%	9.6%	35.8%	45.47%	−0.576	+0.110
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.8%	24.0%	14.5%	32.7%	47.19%	−0.384	+0.092
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.1%	25.1%	10.8%	35.0%	45.87%	−0.528	+0.074
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.0%	24.2%	13.8%	33.0%	46.80%	−0.410	+0.089
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.9%	22.3%	10.1%	35.8%	45.86%	−0.560	+0.177
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.1%	21.9%	11.2%	34.8%	45.95%	−0.513	+0.189
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	41.6%	10.3%	10.0%	38.1%	48.08%	−0.586	+0.601
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.3%	23.5%	12.3%	35.8%	48.12%	−0.487	+0.093
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	970 bp	32.2%	19.9%	20.0%	27.9%	47.94%	−0.166	+0.236
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,597 bp	33.9%	21.5%	18.5%	26.0%	44.52%	−0.170	+0.223
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,878 bp	34.4%	24.1%	11.2%	30.2%	41.50%	−0.458	+0.177

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%

UUU42

UUC176

Leu L17.6%

UUA60

UUG18

CUU56

CUC159

CUA333

CUG44

Ile I7.7%

AUU64

AUC229

Met M4.5%

AUA139

AUG30

Val V4.4%

GUU40

GUC43

GUA68

GUG17

Ser S7.4%

UCU32

UCC86

UCA107

UCG4

AGU4

AGC48

Pro P5.9%

CCU30

CCC77

CCA110

CCG7

Thr T9.2%

ACU52

ACC150

ACA144

ACG4

Ala A7.8%

GCU39

GCC153

GCA97

GCG6

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU36

UAC77

His H2.9%

CAU17

CAC92

Gln Q2.5%

CAA89

CAG6

Asn N3.5%

AAU21

AAC110

Lys K2.3%

AAA79

AAG7

Asp D1.6%

GAU15

GAC44

Glu E2.5%

GAA81

GAG15

Cys C0.8%

UGU8

UGC21

Trp W2.8%

UGA99

UGG8

Arg R1.8%

CGU7

CGC17

CGA40

CGG5

Gly G5.9%

GGU18

GGC84

GGA88

GGG35

Stop 0.3%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG3

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_010089.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop2

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (45.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 39 features as a table

Annotated features of Phoenicopterus roseus (NC_010089.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	72	72 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	73	1,042	970 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,043	1,114	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,115	2,711	1,597 bp	+	44.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,712	2,785	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,805	3,782	978 bp	+	47.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,781	3,852	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,867	3,937	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,937	4,005	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,006	5,044	1,039 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,045	5,114	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,116	5,184	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,187	5,259	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,262	5,328	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,328	5,398	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,400	6,950	1,551 bp	+	47.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,942	7,015	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,018	7,086	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,088	7,771	684 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,773	7,844	72 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,846	8,013	168 bp	+	42.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,004	8,687	684 bp	+	45.5%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,687	9,470	784 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,471	9,539	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,540	9,891	352 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,896	9,964	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,966	10,262	297 bp	+	46.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,256	11,633	1,378 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,634	11,703	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,704	11,769	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,769	11,839	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,840	13,654	1,815 bp	+	46.0%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,667	14,809	1,143 bp	+	48.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,814	14,883	70 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	14,884	16,172	1,289 bp	–	41.5%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,173	16,242	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,262	16,783	522 bp	−	48.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	16,787	16,857	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	16,858	17,446	589 bp	–	41.5%