Genus
Falco
8 species. Maximum lifespan ranges from 10.9 years (Lesser kestrel) to 25 years (Peregrine falcon).
Species
8
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
45.4%
Range 44.3–46.1%
Median mtDNA size
17,671 bp
Where Falco species sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Falco (8)
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Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Falco
Select a column to sort| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon | 25 yr | 18,068 bp | 44.46% |
| Falco tinnunculus | Common kestrel | 23.8 yr | 17,663 bp | 45.61% |
| Falco sparverius | American kestrel | 17 yr | 17,507 bp | 45.51% |
| Falco cherrug | Saker falcon | 15.9 yr | 18,059 bp | 44.32% |
| Falco subbuteo | Eurasian hobby | 14.9 yr | 17,678 bp | 45.30% |
| Falco rusticolus | Gyrfalcon | 13.5 yr | 18,218 bp | 44.50% |
| Falco columbarius | Merlin | 12.7 yr | 17,516 bp | 45.62% |
| Falco naumanni | Lesser kestrel | 10.9 yr | 17,652 bp | 46.05% |