Threskiornis aethiopicus

Sacred ibis

Maximum lifespan

37 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,960 bp

RefSeq NC_013146.1

GC content

44.94%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,458 bp

D-loop 1,382 bp

Where Sacred ibis sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sacred ibis has the 299th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,960 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.379
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.129

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 37 years
Adult weight: 1.5 kg
Female sexual maturity: 3 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01397)

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: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: 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 genome16,960 bp

Protein-coding11,377 bp

12S rRNA973 bp

16S rRNA1,598 bp

All tRNA1,565 bp

D-loop1,382 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Threskiornis aethiopicus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	27.0%	26.3%	14.0%	32.7%	46.73%	−0.400	+0.013
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	31.2%	24.6%	10.4%	33.8%	44.23%	−0.530	+0.117
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.8%	25.7%	15.9%	29.5%	45.46%	−0.299	+0.057
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.0%	23.8%	14.6%	30.6%	45.18%	−0.353	+0.131
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.7%	24.4%	6.0%	36.9%	42.86%	−0.722	+0.146
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.6%	25.7%	9.5%	33.2%	42.69%	−0.555	+0.102
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.2%	24.9%	15.2%	31.8%	46.94%	−0.353	+0.063
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.1%	27.1%	11.1%	32.8%	43.88%	−0.494	+0.036
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	26.3%	28.6%	14.1%	31.0%	45.12%	−0.373	−0.043
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.4%	23.6%	10.4%	34.6%	44.99%	−0.539	+0.142
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.7%	23.4%	11.3%	33.6%	44.90%	−0.494	+0.150
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	39.1%	10.5%	9.2%	41.2%	50.38%	−0.635	+0.575
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	27.7%	24.7%	12.1%	35.5%	47.59%	−0.493	+0.058
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	973 bp	31.0%	21.2%	20.9%	26.9%	47.79%	−0.127	+0.189
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,598 bp	33.6%	21.5%	18.8%	26.0%	44.87%	−0.160	+0.219
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,382 bp	33.1%	24.7%	14.7%	27.5%	42.19%	−0.304	+0.146

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 F5.7%

UUU56

UUC161

Leu L17.6%

UUA90

UUG21

CUU80

CUC157

CUA288

CUG31

Ile I7.3%

AUU81

AUC198

Met M4.3%

AUA138

AUG26

Val V4.7%

GUU40

GUC43

GUA72

GUG24

Ser S7.6%

UCU25

UCC94

UCA110

UCG6

AGU10

AGC42

Pro P5.7%

CCU33

CCC74

CCA102

CCG9

Thr T9.5%

ACU54

ACC150

ACA149

ACG6

Ala A7.7%

GCU43

GCC141

GCA101

GCG9

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU35

UAC74

His H2.9%

CAU39

CAC73

Gln Q2.6%

CAA87

CAG10

Asn N3.3%

AAU17

AAC110

Lys K2.4%

AAA77

AAG13

Asp D1.7%

GAU20

GAC43

Glu E2.5%

GAA77

GAG17

Cys C0.7%

UGU9

UGC17

Trp W2.8%

UGA97

UGG11

Arg R1.9%

CGU15

CGC13

CGA38

CGG6

Gly G5.9%

GGU24

GGC73

GGA92

GGG36

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_013146.1

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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 (44.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Threskiornis aethiopicus (NC_013146.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
D-loop	Control region	1	1,382	1,382 bp	–	42.2%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1,383	1,451	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,452	2,424	973 bp	+	47.8%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	2,425	2,496	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	2,497	4,094	1,598 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	4,095	4,169	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	4,174	5,151	978 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	5,150	5,237	88 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	5,251	5,321	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	5,321	5,389	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	5,390	6,429	1,040 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	6,430	6,499	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	6,501	6,569	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	6,572	6,644	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	6,645	6,713	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	6,713	6,783	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,785	8,335	1,551 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	8,327	8,399	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	8,403	8,471	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	8,473	9,156	684 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	9,157	9,230	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	9,232	9,399	168 bp	+	42.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	9,390	10,073	684 bp	+	42.7%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	10,073	10,856	784 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,857	10,925	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,926	11,277	352 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	11,280	11,348	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	11,350	11,646	297 bp	+	45.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	11,640	13,017	1,378 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	13,018	13,087	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	13,088	13,153	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	13,154	13,223	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	13,224	15,038	1,815 bp	+	44.9%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	15,048	16,190	1,143 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,194	16,262	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,281	16,350	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,364	16,885	522 bp	−	50.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	16,889	16,960	72 bp	−	–