Psittacus erithacus
Grey parrot
GC content
48.01%
Whole genome
Non-coding
3,023 bp
D-loop 1,117 bp
Where Grey parrot sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Grey parrot has the 152nd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome17,962 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.376
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.123
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 49.7 years
- Adult weight
- 333 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.128 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01645)
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 RefSeqWhole genome17,962 bp
Protein-coding10,863 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,571 bp
All tRNA1,534 bp
D-loop1,117 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 981 bp | 48.93% | −0.500 | +0.110 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,040 bp | 46.73% | −0.601 | +0.188 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,548 bp | 49.42% | −0.310 | +0.078 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 47.66% | −0.374 | +0.117 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 45.24% | −0.632 | +0.261 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 50.88% | −0.580 | +0.143 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 49.24% | −0.373 | +0.075 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 350 bp | 50.57% | −0.458 | +0.098 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 53.54% | −0.434 | +0.130 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,393 bp | 48.56% | −0.538 | +0.120 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,812 bp | 49.12% | −0.454 | +0.180 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,140 bp | 48.25% | −0.465 | +0.078 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 973 bp | 50.36% | −0.224 | +0.304 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,571 bp | 49.84% | −0.234 | +0.310 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,117 bp | 41.27% | −0.154 | −0.213 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,624 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.2%
UUU49
UUC140
Leu L18.1%
UUA27
UUG2
CUU58
CUC165
CUA366
CUG37
Ile I7.3%
AUU59
AUC207
Met M4.3%
AUA131
AUG25
Val V3.7%
GUU14
GUC44
GUA67
GUG8
Ser S7.8%
UCU17
UCC111
UCA86
UCG9
AGU1
AGC57
Pro P6.5%
CCU28
CCC112
CCA93
CCG3
Thr T9.9%
ACU32
ACC190
ACA123
ACG12
Ala A8.1%
GCU33
GCC173
GCA86
GCG3
Tyr Y2.7%
UAU15
UAC84
His H2.9%
CAU15
CAC91
Gln Q2.8%
CAA78
CAG22
Asn N3.5%
AAU10
AAC118
Lys K2.5%
AAA70
AAG20
Asp D1.6%
GAU9
GAC49
Glu E2.5%
GAA58
GAG33
Cys C0.7%
UGU1
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA84
UGG18
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC21
CGA33
CGG4
Gly G5.1%
GGU9
GGC61
GGA84
GGG32
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
37 annotated features in NC_027847.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- Protein-coding12
- rRNA2
- tRNA22
- D-loop1
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (48.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-loop | Control region | 1 | 1,117 | 1,117 bp | – | 41.3% |
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1,118 | 1,182 | 65 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,184 | 2,156 | 973 bp | + | 50.4% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 2,157 | 2,227 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 2,229 | 3,799 | 1,571 bp | + | 49.8% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 3,800 | 3,874 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 3,882 | 4,862 | 981 bp | + | 48.9% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 4,861 | 4,932 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 4,939 | 5,009 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 5,010 | 5,077 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 5,078 | 6,117 | 1,040 bp | + | 46.7% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 6,118 | 6,189 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 6,191 | 6,260 | 70 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 6,262 | 6,335 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 6,338 | 6,404 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 6,405 | 6,474 | 70 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 6,484 | 8,031 | 1,548 bp | + | 49.4% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 8,032 | 8,096 | 65 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 8,102 | 8,170 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 8,173 | 8,856 | 684 bp | + | 47.7% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 8,858 | 8,927 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 8,929 | 9,096 | 168 bp | + | 45.2% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 9,087 | 9,770 | 684 bp | + | 50.9% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,770 | 10,553 | 784 bp | + | 49.2% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 10,554 | 10,622 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 10,623 | 10,973 | 351 bp | + | 50.6% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 10,974 | 11,043 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 11,045 | 11,341 | 297 bp | + | 53.5% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 11,335 | 12,727 | 1,393 bp | + | 48.6% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 12,728 | 12,796 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 12,797 | 12,862 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 12,863 | 12,932 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 12,933 | 14,744 | 1,812 bp | + | 49.1% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,756 | 15,895 | 1,140 bp | + | 48.3% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,896 | 15,965 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 17,303 | 17,373 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 17,893 | 17,962 | 70 bp | − | – |