Tringa brevipes

Gray-tailed Tattler

Maximum lifespan

10.3 yr

USGS longevity records

mtDNA size

16,682 bp

RefSeq NC_088454.1

GC content

42.97%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,203 bp

D-loop 1,127 bp

Where Gray-tailed Tattler sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Gray-tailed Tattler has the 1,540th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,682 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.376
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.117

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 10.3 years

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records

About this record

Lifespan source: NABBP Longevity Records v2025.1
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable
Licence: U.S. Government work
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Provisional: the EURING list could not be retrieved, so the USGS record is used.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,682 bp

Protein-coding11,376 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,598 bp

All tRNA1,548 bp

D-loop1,127 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Tringa brevipes genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	28.4%	28.0%	11.6%	32.0%	43.56%	−0.469	+0.007
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	33.1%	25.8%	9.1%	32.0%	41.10%	−0.555	+0.124
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.6%	27.1%	15.5%	29.7%	45.26%	−0.313	+0.008
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.5%	23.4%	14.9%	32.2%	47.08%	−0.366	+0.116
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.3%	29.2%	4.8%	32.7%	37.50%	−0.746	+0.067
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.2%	24.9%	9.2%	36.7%	45.91%	−0.599	+0.081
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	29.3%	27.4%	14.8%	28.4%	43.24%	−0.316	+0.034
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	30.2%	27.1%	11.7%	31.1%	42.74%	−0.453	+0.055
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.3%	30.0%	12.1%	27.6%	39.73%	−0.390	+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.3%	25.0%	9.3%	33.4%	42.67%	−0.565	+0.127
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	33.3%	24.7%	10.4%	31.6%	41.98%	−0.504	+0.147
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	44.1%	13.4%	8.0%	34.5%	42.53%	−0.622	+0.533
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	29.7%	26.9%	11.7%	31.8%	43.48%	−0.461	+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	32.2%	22.0%	19.8%	25.9%	45.76%	−0.133	+0.189
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,598 bp	34.6%	22.9%	18.3%	24.2%	42.49%	−0.137	+0.203
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,127 bp	32.7%	26.0%	16.9%	24.5%	41.35%	−0.185	+0.113

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 F6.0%

UUU71

UUC155

Leu L17.5%

UUA103

UUG16

CUU87

CUC131

CUA306

CUG20

Ile I7.8%

AUU101

AUC195

Met M4.7%

AUA155

AUG25

Val V4.3%

GUU36

GUC39

GUA70

GUG17

Ser S7.4%

UCU42

UCC76

UCA104

UCG3

AGU9

AGC46

Pro P5.8%

CCU36

CCC62

CCA121

CCG2

Thr T9.6%

ACU81

ACC152

ACA126

ACG4

Ala A7.5%

GCU65

GCC120

GCA96

GCG3

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU32

UAC83

His H2.7%

CAU36

CAC67

Gln Q2.4%

CAA90

CAG3

Asn N3.5%

AAU37

AAC96

Lys K2.3%

AAA83

AAG3

Asp D1.7%

GAU25

GAC40

Glu E2.4%

GAA83

GAG9

Cys C0.8%

UGU12

UGC17

Trp W2.8%

UGA100

UGG7

Arg R1.9%

CGU10

CGC21

CGA37

CGG3

Gly G5.7%

GGU34

GGC59

GGA101

GGG24

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_088454.1

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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 (43.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Tringa brevipes (NC_088454.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	72	72 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	73	1,040	968 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,041	1,112	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,113	2,710	1,598 bp	+	42.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,712	2,785	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,799	3,776	978 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,775	3,846	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,857	3,927	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,926	3,995	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,996	5,034	1,039 bp	+	41.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,035	5,105	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,107	5,175	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,178	5,250	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,253	5,319	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,319	5,389	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,391	6,941	1,551 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,933	7,006	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,009	7,077	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,079	7,762	684 bp	+	47.1%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,764	7,834	71 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,836	8,003	168 bp	+	37.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,994	8,677	684 bp	+	45.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,677	9,460	784 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,461	9,529	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,530	9,881	352 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,886	9,954	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,956	10,252	297 bp	+	39.7%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,246	11,623	1,378 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,624	11,692	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,693	11,758	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,758	11,828	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,829	13,643	1,815 bp	+	42.0%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,658	14,800	1,143 bp	+	43.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,803	14,872	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,882	14,951	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,959	15,480	522 bp	−	42.5%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,484	15,555	72 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	15,556	16,682	1,127 bp	–	41.4%