Order

Pelecaniformes

14 species in 3 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 3.2 years (Yellow Bittern) to 37.5 years (Grey heron).

Species

14

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

3.2–37.5 yr

Longest: Grey heron

Median GC

44.8%

Range 42.6–46.9%

Families

3

Largest: Ardeidae (8)

The Pelecaniformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Pelecaniformes

3 families, by species count

Where Pelecaniformes 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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Pelecaniformes (14)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Grey heronArdea cinerea37.5 yr
Sacred ibisThreskiornis aethiopicus37 yr
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex35.7 yr
Scarlet ibisEudocimus ruber33.2 yr
Eurasian spoonbillPlatalea leucorodia30.1 yr
Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis3.2 yr

Species in Pelecaniformes

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Species in Pelecaniformes

Ardea cinerea	Grey heron	Ardeidae	37.5 yr	18,703 bp	45.21%
Threskiornis aethiopicus	Sacred ibis	Threskiornithidae	37 yr	16,960 bp	44.94%
Balaeniceps rex	Shoebill	Balaenicipitidae	35.7 yr	16,925 bp	46.85%
Eudocimus ruber	Scarlet ibis	Threskiornithidae	33.2 yr	16,697 bp	44.63%
Platalea leucorodia	Eurasian spoonbill	Threskiornithidae	30.1 yr	16,715 bp	44.74%
Nipponia nippon	Crested ibis	Threskiornithidae	25.8 yr	16,732 bp	46.08%
Ardea purpurea	Purple heron	Ardeidae	25.4 yr	18,722 bp	45.11%
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle egret	Ardeidae	23 yr	18,959 bp	43.96%
Egretta garzetta	Little egret	Ardeidae	22.3 yr	17,361 bp	45.27%
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned night heron	Ardeidae	21.1 yr	17,829 bp	44.10%
Egretta sacra	Pacific reef heron	Ardeidae	15 yr	19,656 bp	45.42%
Platalea minor	Black-faced spoonbill	Threskiornithidae	15 yr	16,918 bp	44.63%
Botaurus stellaris	Eurasian bittern, or Bittern	Ardeidae	11.3 yr	20,350 bp	42.61%
Botaurus sinensis	Yellow Bittern	Ardeidae	3.2 yr	19,493 bp	43.24%