MitoAge

Turdus merula

Common blackbird, or Eurasian blackbird

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Maximum lifespan
21.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,733 bp
RefSeq NC_028188.1
GC content
47.33%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,251 bp
D-loop 1,177 bp

Where Common blackbird, or Eurasian blackbird sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common blackbird, or Eurasian blackbird has the 808th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Common blackbird, or Eurasian blackbird
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Base composition

Whole genome16,733 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.373
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.114

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21.8 years
Adult weight
103.2 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Postnatal growth rate
0.476 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01302)

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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,733 bp
Protein-coding11,377 bp
12S rRNA984 bp
16S rRNA1,601 bp
All tRNA1,542 bp
D-loop1,177 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.1%25.8%14.7%33.4%48.16%−0.389+0.006
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp28.4%23.2%12.9%35.5%48.41%−0.467+0.101
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp26.2%24.6%17.2%32.0%49.19%−0.300+0.033
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.5%22.4%15.2%32.9%48.10%−0.368+0.138
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.1%23.2%5.4%39.3%44.64%−0.760+0.161
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.9%22.5%10.2%38.3%48.54%−0.578+0.125
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp24.1%24.7%16.3%34.8%51.15%−0.362−0.013
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.6%24.5%12.5%35.3%47.86%−0.476+0.060
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.9%23.9%12.5%37.7%50.17%−0.503+0.041
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.5%22.7%10.7%37.2%47.82%−0.554+0.129
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp29.2%23.7%12.2%35.0%47.14%−0.484+0.105
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp40.3%10.8%11.0%38.0%48.94%−0.551+0.577
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.6%24.3%13.6%33.4%47.07%−0.420+0.081
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA984 bp30.8%20.1%21.5%27.5%49.09%−0.122+0.210
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,601 bp34.6%20.3%20.0%25.1%45.10%−0.114+0.261
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,177 bp25.6%29.4%14.0%31.0%45.03%−0.377−0.070

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%
UUU41
UUC171
Leu L17.9%
UUA47
UUG24
CUU55
CUC185
CUA317
CUG52
Ile I7.6%
AUU64
AUC224
Met M4.1%
AUA112
AUG42
Val V5.0%
GUU40
GUC60
GUA64
GUG26
Ser S7.7%
UCU36
UCC102
UCA84
UCG10
AGU8
AGC51
Pro P5.9%
CCU27
CCC101
CCA88
CCG9
Thr T8.2%
ACU52
ACC142
ACA113
ACG3
Ala A8.4%
GCU56
GCC160
GCA97
GCG7
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU33
UAC79
His H2.8%
CAU20
CAC87
Gln Q2.5%
CAA88
CAG7
Asn N3.4%
AAU22
AAC108
Lys K2.3%
AAA82
AAG4
Asp D1.8%
GAU11
GAC56
Glu E2.3%
GAA67
GAG21
Cys C0.9%
UGU7
UGC27
Trp W2.8%
UGA95
UGG12
Arg R1.9%
CGU8
CGC17
CGA37
CGG9
Gly G5.8%
GGU19
GGC77
GGA74
GGG50
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028188.1

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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 (47.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,052984 bp+49.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0431,11270 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1132,7131,601 bp+45.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7112,78575 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7903,767978 bp+48.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7743,84572 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8523,92271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9223,99069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9915,0291,039 bp+48.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0305,09970 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1015,16969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1745,24875 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2495,31567 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3155,38571 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3876,9371,551 bp+49.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9297,00173 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0057,07470 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0857,768684 bp+48.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7707,83768 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8398,006168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9978,680684 bp+48.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6869,469784 bp+51.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4709,53869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5399,889351 bp+47.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8919,96070 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,96210,258297 bp+50.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,25211,6291,378 bp+47.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,63011,69970 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,70011,76566 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76511,83571 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83613,6531,818 bp+47.1%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,66414,8061,143 bp+47.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,80814,87669 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,88514,95470 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,96515,483519 bp−48.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,48515,55672 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,55716,7331,177 bp–45.0%

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