Piranga flava

Hepatic Tanager

Maximum lifespan

1.9 yr

USGS longevity records

mtDNA size

16,814 bp

RefSeq NC_041661.1

GC content

46.27%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,323 bp

D-loop 1,222 bp

Where Hepatic Tanager sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hepatic Tanager has the 2,289th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,814 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.404
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.138

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 1.9 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 genome16,814 bp

Protein-coding11,378 bp

12S rRNA976 bp

16S rRNA1,597 bp

All tRNA1,549 bp

D-loop1,222 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Piranga flava genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	26.4%	25.7%	14.0%	33.9%	47.96%	−0.416	+0.014
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	29.9%	23.5%	10.2%	36.4%	46.64%	−0.563	+0.121
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.7%	24.8%	16.5%	31.0%	47.52%	−0.305	+0.057
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.3%	23.0%	14.6%	32.2%	46.78%	−0.375	+0.137
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	31.5%	23.8%	4.8%	39.9%	44.64%	−0.787	+0.140
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.7%	23.0%	8.9%	37.4%	46.35%	−0.615	+0.144
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.7%	24.1%	14.8%	33.4%	48.21%	−0.386	+0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	28.5%	24.8%	12.3%	34.5%	46.72%	−0.476	+0.070
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.9%	24.9%	11.4%	35.7%	47.14%	−0.514	+0.057
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.6%	22.8%	10.1%	35.6%	45.65%	−0.558	+0.162
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	31.3%	22.3%	11.1%	35.3%	46.37%	−0.521	+0.167
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	39.9%	10.6%	8.9%	40.7%	49.52%	−0.642	+0.580
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	27.8%	24.6%	12.7%	34.9%	47.59%	−0.467	+0.062
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	976 bp	30.2%	20.2%	21.3%	28.3%	49.59%	−0.141	+0.199
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,597 bp	35.2%	20.9%	19.0%	24.9%	43.90%	−0.136	+0.254
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,222 bp	29.4%	25.7%	12.7%	32.2%	44.93%	−0.435	+0.067

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 F5.6%

UUU31

UUC183

Leu L18.1%

UUA64

UUG21

CUU55

CUC174

CUA343

CUG32

Ile I7.6%

AUU63

AUC224

Met M4.0%

AUA122

AUG31

Val V5.0%

GUU43

GUC49

GUA72

GUG24

Ser S7.5%

UCU37

UCC99

UCA83

UCG5

AGU11

AGC48

Pro P5.8%

CCU34

CCC91

CCA91

CCG6

Thr T8.8%

ACU48

ACC145

ACA133

ACG7

Ala A8.0%

GCU48

GCC160

GCA86

GCG10

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU22

UAC89

His H2.7%

CAU19

CAC82

Gln Q2.5%

CAA89

CAG5

Asn N3.7%

AAU18

AAC121

Lys K2.2%

AAA80

AAG5

Asp D1.7%

GAU15

GAC50

Glu E2.4%

GAA80

GAG10

Cys C0.8%

UGU7

UGC22

Trp W2.8%

UGA96

UGG10

Arg R1.9%

CGU6

CGC18

CGA46

CGG3

Gly G5.8%

GGU24

GGC68

GGA103

GGG26

Stop 0.3%

UAA5

UAG2

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_041661.1

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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 (46.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Piranga flava (NC_041661.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
D-loop	Control region	1	1,222	1,222 bp	–	44.9%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1,223	1,291	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,292	2,267	976 bp	+	49.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	2,268	2,337	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	2,338	3,934	1,597 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	3,935	4,009	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	4,026	5,003	978 bp	+	48.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	5,011	5,085	75 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	5,089	5,159	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	5,159	5,227	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	5,228	6,267	1,040 bp	+	46.6%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	6,268	6,337	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	6,339	6,408	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	6,416	6,488	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	6,489	6,556	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	6,556	6,626	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,628	8,178	1,551 bp	+	47.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	8,170	8,242	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	8,248	8,316	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	8,325	9,008	684 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	9,010	9,079	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	9,081	9,248	168 bp	+	44.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	9,239	9,922	684 bp	+	46.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	9,929	10,712	784 bp	+	48.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,713	10,781	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,782	11,132	351 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	11,134	11,203	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	11,205	11,501	297 bp	+	47.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	11,495	12,872	1,378 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	12,873	12,942	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	12,943	13,008	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	13,008	13,078	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	13,079	14,896	1,818 bp	+	46.4%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,905	16,047	1,143 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,050	16,121	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,135	16,204	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,223	16,741	519 bp	−	49.5%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	16,743	16,813	71 bp	−	–