Spatula clypeata
Northern shoveler
GC content
48.14%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,092 bp
D-loop 1,042 bp
Where Northern shoveler sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern shoveler has the 762nd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,599 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.350
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.134
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 22.6 years
- Adult weight
- 613 g
- Birth weight
- 23 g
- Basal metabolic rate
- 3.921 W
- Female sexual maturity
- 240 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 240 days
- Gestation or incubation
- 23 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 11
- Litters per year
- 1
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00293)
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 RefSeqWhole genome16,599 bp
Protein-coding11,387 bp
12S rRNA986 bp
16S rRNA1,603 bp
All tRNA1,544 bp
D-loop1,042 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 48.88% | −0.385 | +0.028 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 48.60% | −0.505 | +0.172 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 49.97% | −0.285 | +0.010 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 687 bp | 47.74% | −0.311 | +0.114 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 44.64% | −0.680 | +0.290 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 50.29% | −0.529 | +0.112 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 50.64% | −0.350 | +0.065 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 50.71% | −0.371 | +0.017 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 49.83% | −0.365 | +0.047 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 48.11% | −0.478 | +0.102 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,824 bp | 49.01% | −0.452 | +0.172 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 50.38% | −0.490 | +0.537 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 49.43% | −0.391 | +0.048 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 986 bp | 48.88% | −0.154 | +0.242 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,603 bp | 45.42% | −0.126 | +0.262 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,042 bp | 45.49% | −0.342 | +0.056 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.8%
UUU55
UUC166
Leu L17.7%
UUA41
UUG16
CUU58
CUC166
CUA284
CUG109
Ile I7.3%
AUU66
AUC213
Met M4.5%
AUA127
AUG43
Val V4.9%
GUU29
GUC62
GUA68
GUG27
Ser S7.3%
UCU21
UCC96
UCA85
UCG16
AGU9
AGC49
Pro P6.0%
CCU24
CCC91
CCA107
CCG7
Thr T8.3%
ACU34
ACC147
ACA121
ACG15
Ala A8.8%
GCU40
GCC190
GCA94
GCG10
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU25
UAC83
His H2.8%
CAU9
CAC99
Gln Q2.4%
CAA66
CAG27
Asn N3.2%
AAU23
AAC99
Lys K2.4%
AAA79
AAG11
Asp D1.6%
GAU10
GAC49
Glu E2.5%
GAA73
GAG22
Cys C0.8%
UGU3
UGC26
Trp W2.8%
UGA91
UGG16
Arg R1.9%
CGU1
CGC17
CGA39
CGG14
Gly G5.9%
GGU20
GGC71
GGA82
GGG50
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_028346.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- 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 (48.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 70 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 71 | 1,056 | 986 bp | + | 48.9% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,057 | 1,127 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,127 | 2,729 | 1,603 bp | + | 45.4% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,732 | 2,805 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,810 | 3,787 | 978 bp | + | 48.9% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,786 | 3,857 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,865 | 3,935 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,935 | 4,003 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,004 | 5,042 | 1,039 bp | + | 48.6% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,043 | 5,119 | 77 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,123 | 5,191 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,194 | 5,266 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,267 | 5,332 | 66 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,332 | 5,402 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,404 | 6,954 | 1,551 bp | + | 50.0% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,946 | 7,018 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,021 | 7,089 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,091 | 7,777 | 687 bp | + | 47.7% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,779 | 7,847 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,849 | 8,016 | 168 bp | + | 44.6% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,007 | 8,690 | 684 bp | + | 50.3% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,690 | 9,473 | 784 bp | + | 50.6% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,474 | 9,542 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,543 | 9,894 | 352 bp | + | 50.7% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,895 | 9,965 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,966 | 10,262 | 297 bp | + | 49.8% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,256 | 11,633 | 1,378 bp | + | 48.1% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,634 | 11,702 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,708 | 11,768 | 61 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,768 | 11,838 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,839 | 13,662 | 1,824 bp | + | 49.0% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,662 | 14,804 | 1,143 bp | + | 49.4% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,807 | 14,875 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,886 | 14,955 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,966 | 15,487 | 522 bp | − | 50.4% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,487 | 15,559 | 73 bp | + | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,558 | 16,599 | 1,042 bp | – | 45.5% |