Poicephalus senegalus

Senegal parrot

Maximum lifespan

40 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

18,022 bp

RefSeq NC_044083.1

GC content

47.90%

Whole genome

Non-coding

2,558 bp

D-loop 2,244 bp

Where Senegal parrot sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Senegal parrot has the 265th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome18,022 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.378
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.123

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 40 years
Adult weight: 155 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01622)

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: 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 genome18,022 bp

Protein-coding11,379 bp

12S rRNA974 bp

16S rRNA1,573 bp

All tRNA1,540 bp

D-loop2,244 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Poicephalus senegalus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	981 bp	27.9%	23.8%	12.6%	35.7%	48.32%	−0.477	+0.081
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	31.3%	21.5%	9.6%	37.5%	47.12%	−0.592	+0.185
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	27.5%	22.9%	16.9%	32.7%	49.55%	−0.319	+0.091
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.8%	23.5%	14.3%	32.3%	46.64%	−0.386	+0.118
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	36.3%	20.8%	7.1%	35.7%	42.86%	−0.667	+0.271
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	27.9%	20.9%	10.2%	40.9%	51.17%	−0.600	+0.144
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.2%	23.7%	15.3%	33.8%	49.11%	−0.377	+0.068
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp	26.9%	24.6%	14.3%	34.3%	48.57%	−0.412	+0.044
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.6%	21.5%	13.5%	37.4%	50.84%	−0.470	+0.123
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,393 bp	28.4%	20.9%	11.7%	39.0%	50.68%	−0.538	+0.153
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,812 bp	30.4%	20.4%	13.0%	36.3%	49.23%	−0.473	+0.198
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	516 bp	39.1%	10.9%	12.0%	38.0%	50.00%	−0.519	+0.566
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	27.6%	23.8%	13.2%	35.4%	48.60%	−0.458	+0.075
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	974 bp	32.1%	17.1%	19.6%	31.1%	50.72%	−0.227	+0.304
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,573 bp	33.1%	17.9%	18.9%	30.1%	49.02%	−0.230	+0.299
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	2,244 bp	22.6%	35.4%	18.0%	23.9%	41.93%	−0.141	−0.220

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 F5.3%

UUU49

UUC153

Leu L17.9%

UUA37

UUG18

CUU52

CUC174

CUA368

CUG32

Ile I6.9%

AUU68

AUC195

Met M4.3%

AUA136

AUG29

Val V4.3%

GUU35

GUC46

GUA68

GUG16

Ser S7.7%

UCU25

UCC101

UCA90

UCG9

AGU4

AGC64

Pro P6.6%

CCU23

CCC124

CCA95

CCG7

Thr T9.9%

ACU31

ACC201

ACA138

ACG5

Ala A7.7%

GCU38

GCC173

GCA76

GCG7

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU17

UAC91

His H2.7%

CAU12

CAC91

Gln Q2.6%

CAA75

CAG25

Asn N3.2%

AAU11

AAC110

Lys K2.4%

AAA70

AAG20

Asp D1.6%

GAU7

GAC55

Glu E2.4%

GAA52

GAG39

Cys C0.7%

UGU5

UGC23

Trp W2.9%

UGA84

UGG25

Arg R1.8%

CGU7

CGC22

CGA36

CGG4

Gly G5.8%

GGU22

GGC56

GGA89

GGG53

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_044083.1

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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 (47.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 39 features as a table

Annotated features of Poicephalus senegalus (NC_044083.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,044	974 bp	+	50.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,045	1,116	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,117	2,689	1,573 bp	+	49.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,690	2,764	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,773	3,753	981 bp	+	48.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,752	3,823	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,832	3,902	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,903	3,970	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,971	5,010	1,040 bp	+	47.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,011	5,082	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,084	5,154	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,155	5,230	76 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,232	5,297	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,298	5,367	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,377	6,924	1,548 bp	+	49.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,925	6,990	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,996	7,064	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,067	7,750	684 bp	+	46.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,752	7,821	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,823	7,990	168 bp	+	42.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,981	8,664	684 bp	+	51.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,664	9,447	784 bp	+	49.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,448	9,516	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,517	9,867	351 bp	+	48.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,868	9,936	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,938	10,234	297 bp	+	50.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,228	11,620	1,393 bp	+	50.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,621	11,689	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,690	11,755	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,756	11,825	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,826	13,637	1,812 bp	+	49.2%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,649	14,788	1,140 bp	+	48.6%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,789	14,858	70 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	14,978	16,093	1,116 bp	–	41.9%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,236	16,304	69 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,308	16,823	516 bp	−	50.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	16,824	16,894	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	16,895	18,022	1,128 bp	–	41.9%