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Piranga olivacea

Scarlet tanager

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Maximum lifespan
11.9 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,810 bp
RefSeq NC_041663.1
GC content
46.53%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,321 bp
D-loop 1,226 bp

Where Scarlet tanager sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Scarlet tanager has the 1,453rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Scarlet tanager
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Base composition

Whole genome16,810 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.388
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.125

Life history

Maximum lifespan
11.9 years
Adult weight
29 g
Birth weight
3 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
13 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00796)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable, medium sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
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 genome16,810 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA976 bp
16S rRNA1,600 bp
All tRNA1,544 bp
D-loop1,226 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp25.6%26.4%14.7%33.3%48.06%−0.387−0.016
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp29.4%23.3%10.9%36.4%47.31%−0.541+0.117
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.7%25.0%16.8%30.6%47.32%−0.292+0.050
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.3%22.8%14.5%32.5%46.93%−0.383+0.141
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp27.4%23.8%8.3%40.5%48.81%−0.659+0.070
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.5%24.4%10.2%35.8%46.05%−0.556+0.095
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.4%24.5%15.7%33.4%49.11%−0.361+0.038
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.6%25.4%13.1%33.9%47.01%−0.442+0.043
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.3%23.9%13.1%35.7%48.82%−0.462+0.066
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.7%22.4%10.8%36.1%46.88%−0.539+0.156
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp30.7%22.8%11.5%34.9%46.43%−0.505+0.148
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp38.9%11.0%9.4%40.7%50.10%−0.623+0.560
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.2%24.8%12.4%34.6%47.07%−0.472+0.064
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA976 bp29.9%20.3%21.5%28.3%49.80%−0.136+0.192
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,600 bp34.7%21.1%19.1%25.1%44.25%−0.136+0.244
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,226 bp29.4%26.1%12.9%31.6%44.54%−0.421+0.059

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F5.7%
UUU39
UUC176
Leu L18.0%
UUA67
UUG23
CUU54
CUC177
CUA314
CUG48
Ile I7.6%
AUU59
AUC229
Met M4.1%
AUA121
AUG35
Val V5.1%
GUU40
GUC58
GUA74
GUG21
Ser S7.6%
UCU35
UCC102
UCA86
UCG6
AGU10
AGC48
Pro P5.8%
CCU40
CCC85
CCA90
CCG5
Thr T8.2%
ACU60
ACC119
ACA125
ACG7
Ala A8.4%
GCU43
GCC173
GCA89
GCG14
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU23
UAC87
His H2.7%
CAU18
CAC85
Gln Q2.4%
CAA82
CAG10
Asn N3.6%
AAU17
AAC120
Lys K2.3%
AAA79
AAG7
Asp D1.7%
GAU17
GAC49
Glu E2.4%
GAA80
GAG10
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC24
Trp W2.8%
UGA100
UGG6
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC17
CGA43
CGG7
Gly G5.8%
GGU21
GGC68
GGA99
GGG34
Stop 0.3%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_041663.1

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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 (46.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region11,2261,226 bp–44.5%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,2271,29569 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,2962,271976 bp+49.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,2722,34170 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,3423,9411,600 bp+44.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,9424,01675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene4,0335,010978 bp+48.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA5,0185,09174 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA5,0955,16571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,1655,23369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,2346,2731,040 bp+47.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,2746,34370 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,3456,41470 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,4226,49473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,4956,56167 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,5616,63171 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,6338,1831,551 bp+47.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,1758,24773 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,2538,32169 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,3309,013684 bp+46.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA9,0159,08470 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene9,0869,253168 bp+48.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,2449,927684 bp+46.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,93410,717784 bp+49.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,71810,78669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,78711,137351 bp+47.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA11,13911,20870 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,21011,506297 bp+48.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,50012,8771,378 bp+46.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,87812,94770 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,94813,01366 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA13,01313,08371 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene13,08414,9011,818 bp+46.4%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,91016,0521,143 bp+47.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,05616,12469 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,13716,20670 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,22016,738519 bp−50.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,74016,81071 bp−–

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