Species, GC (%), AT (%), G (bases), C (bases), A (bases), T (bases), Maximum lifespan (yrs) Accipiter gentilis, 47.8, 52.2, 203, 45, 66, 205, 22.0, Accipiter nisus, 47.6, 52.4, 199, 48, 64, 208, 20.2, Acridotheres cristatellus, 49.7, 50.3, 201, 57, 67, 194, 13.0, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, 49.9, 50.1, 199, 60, 58, 202, 14.0, Aegypius monachus, 49.5, 50.5, 203, 54, 66, 196, 39.0, Agelaius phoeniceus, 50.1, 49.9, 211, 49, 60, 199, 20.0, Aix galericulata, 49.2, 50.8, 198, 59, 61, 204, 10.4, Alauda arvensis, 48.6, 51.4, 195, 57, 69, 198, 10.1, Alectura lathami, 48.1, 51.9, 196, 55, 64, 207, 12.5, Anas acuta, 52.6, 47.4, 203, 71, 52, 195, 27.4, Anas crecca, 50.6, 49.4, 199, 65, 58, 200, 27.1, Anas platyrhynchos, 50.8, 49.2, 198, 67, 58, 199, 29.1, Anser albifrons, 51.5, 48.5, 206, 63, 52, 201, 47.0, Anser anser, 50.4, 49.6, 206, 57, 52, 207, 31.0, Anser fabalis, 51.4, 48.6, 198, 64, 54, 194, 25.6, Anthropoides virgo, 47.9, 52.1, 201, 49, 59, 213, 27.0, Apus apus, 47.5, 52.5, 197, 51, 61, 213, 21.1, Aquila chrysaetos, 49.5, 50.5, 207, 50, 61, 201, 48.0, Ara glaucogularis, 48.3, 51.7, 191, 57, 47, 218, 22.0, Aratinga acuticaudata, 47.6, 52.4, 188, 56, 52, 217, 31.0, Archilochus colubris, 46.6, 53.4, 184, 59, 70, 209, 9.1, Ardea cinerea, 44.6, 55.4, 182, 51, 69, 220, 37.5, Ardea purpurea, 48.1, 51.9, 195, 56, 58, 213, 25.4, Arenaria interpres, 44.3, 55.7, 184, 47, 70, 221, 22.3, Aythya americana, 50.6, 49.4, 202, 62, 51, 207, 22.6, Aythya ferina, 50.5, 49.5, 201, 62, 51, 207, 23.2, Aythya fuligula, 50.4, 49.6, 201, 62, 53, 206, 45.2, Balearica regulorum, 47.7, 52.3, 199, 50, 59, 214, 27.2, Botaurus stellaris, 46.6, 53.4, 192, 51, 66, 213, 11.3, Branta bernicla, 49.6, 50.4, 195, 64, 61, 202, 28.8, Branta canadensis, 50.8, 49.2, 203, 62, 55, 202, 42.0, Bubulcus ibis, 47.1, 52.9, 191, 55, 58, 218, 23.0, Bucorvus leadbeateri, 49.2, 50.8, 203, 54, 52, 213, 70.0, Buteo buteo, 49.5, 50.5, 204, 53, 64, 198, 28.8, Cacatua moluccensis, 50.3, 47.2, 185, 76, 58, 187, 65.8, Calyptorhynchus baudinii, 46.1, 53.9, 174, 65, 68, 212, 47.0, Cardinalis cardinalis, 47.8, 51.8, 197, 51, 70, 199, 28.5, Carduelis pinus, 48.6, 51.4, 209, 43, 55, 212, 11.0, Carduelis psaltria, 48.2, 51.8, 205, 45, 59, 210, 5.7, Carduelis spinus, 47.6, 52.4, 203, 44, 62, 210, 13.5, Carpodacus erythrinus, 49.9, 49.9, 208, 51, 61, 198, 9.0, Casuarius casuarius, 47.5, 52.5, 192, 56, 57, 217, 30.0, Cathartes aura, 49.2, 50.8, 197, 60, 64, 201, 20.8, Cecropis daurica, 47.8, 52.2, 197, 51, 56, 215, 9.0, Ceryle rudis, 46.7, 53.3, 195, 49, 57, 221, 3.9, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, 46.7, 53.3, 189, 55, 57, 221, 32.9, Chrysolophus amherstiae, 43.9, 56.1, 178, 51, 72, 221, 19.6, Chrysolophus pictus, 46.6, 53.4, 187, 56, 63, 216, 13.4, Ciconia boyciana, 51.3, 48.7, 198, 70, 66, 188, 48.1, Ciconia ciconia, 50.8, 49.2, 198, 67, 63, 194, 39.0, Ciconia nigra, 51.0, 49.0, 202, 64, 57, 199, 31.3, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, 49.9, 49.5, 202, 57, 56, 201, 12.6, Colinus virginianus, 47.9, 52.1, 203, 47, 58, 214, 6.4, Columba livia, 47.1, 52.9, 197, 49, 57, 219, 35.0, Corvus brachyrhynchos, 46.9, 53.1, 178, 67, 84, 193, 20.0, Corvus cornix, 47.5, 52.5, 183, 65, 80, 194, 16.8, Corvus frugilegus, 45.6, 54.4, 173, 65, 87, 197, 22.9, Corvus hawaiiensis, 45.6, 54.4, 173, 65, 88, 196, 25.0, Coturnix chinensis, 44.8, 55.2, 192, 42, 59, 229, 5.0, Coturnix japonica, 45.8, 54.2, 197, 42, 63, 220, 6.0, Crax rubra, 49.8, 50.2, 209, 51, 51, 211, 24.0, Cygnus columbianus, 49.0, 51.0, 198, 58, 57, 209, 24.1, Cygnus cygnus, 49.8, 50.2, 198, 62, 58, 204, 26.5, Cygnus olor, 51.5, 48.5, 206, 63, 52, 201, 70.0, Dromaius novaehollandiae, 44.1, 55.9, 180, 50, 67, 225, 16.6, Dryocopus pileatus, 48.5, 51.5, 197, 56, 67, 202, 13.0, Egretta garzetta, 52.0, 48.0, 200, 48, 50, 179, 22.3, Emberiza aureola, 51.4, 48.6, 221, 46, 44, 208, 7.0, Eudyptula minor, 48.0, 52.0, 191, 58, 65, 205, 16.0, Euphagus cyanocephalus, 49.9, 50.1, 210, 49, 60, 200, 12.5, Falco cherrug, 46.6, 53.4, 203, 43, 51, 231, 15.9, Falco columbarius, 48.9, 51.1, 207, 48, 46, 221, 12.7, Falco peregrinus, 46.8, 53.2, 199, 48, 56, 225, 25.0, Falco sparverius, 46.6, 53.4, 196, 47, 56, 223, 17.0, Falco tinnunculus, 46.7, 53.3, 200, 44, 54, 224, 23.8, Ficedula albicollis, 52.4, 47.6, 209, 63, 53, 194, 9.8, Fringilla coelebs, 48.9, 51.1, 202, 52, 62, 203, 29.0, Fringilla montifringilla, 48.0, 52.0, 199, 50, 66, 204, 14.8, Fulica atra, 47.9, 52.1, 203, 47, 51, 221, 20.6, Gallinula chloropus, 46.2, 53.8, 198, 43, 57, 224, 18.6, Gallus gallus, 48.3, 51.7, 203, 49, 53, 217, 30.0, Garrulus glandarius, 44.8, 55.2, 171, 63, 96, 192, 17.9, Gavia stellata, 49.4, 50.6, 192, 66, 65, 199, 24.0, Geococcyx californianus, 47.3, 52.7, 208, 39, 55, 220, 9.0, Grus americana, 47.7, 52.3, 200, 49, 62, 211, 40.0, Grus antigone, 47.3, 52.7, 201, 46, 60, 215, 41.8, Grus canadensis, 46.2, 53.8, 193, 48, 68, 213, 36.6, Grus grus, 46.7, 53.3, 197, 47, 65, 213, 43.0, Grus japonensis, 47.3, 52.7, 199, 48, 64, 211, 25.2, Grus leucogeranus, 49.8, 50.2, 204, 56, 54, 208, 36.2, Grus monacha, 46.7, 53.3, 198, 46, 64, 214, 24.0, Grus rubicunda, 47.1, 52.9, 197, 49, 61, 215, 33.0, Grus vipio, 47.5, 52.5, 201, 47, 60, 214, 45.0, Hemignathus munroi, 48.4, 51.6, 210, 41, 57, 211, 13.0, Hemignathus parvus, 48.6, 51.4, 204, 48, 61, 206, 9.5, Himatione sanguinea, 48.2, 51.8, 202, 48, 64, 205, 11.0, Leiothrix lutea, 48.6, 51.4, 204, 48, 69, 198, 15.0, Leptotila verreauxi, 48.3, 51.7, 208, 44, 57, 213, 8.6, Loxia curvirostra, 50.3, 49.7, 209, 52, 54, 204, 16.1, Loxops coccineus, 50.1, 49.9, 210, 50, 53, 206, 10.0, Lyrurus tetrix, 47.2, 52.8, 190, 48, 56, 210, 12.2, Melamprosops phaeosoma, 48.7, 51.3, 202, 51, 61, 205, 9.2, Meleagris gallopavo, 44.6, 55.4, 186, 47, 70, 219, 13.0, Melopsittacus undulatus, 45.1, 54.9, 181, 49, 56, 224, 21.0, Netta rufina, 50.0, 50.0, 201, 60, 51, 210, 8.8, Nipponia nippon, 53.4, 46.6, 219, 60, 53, 190, 25.8, Nucifraga columbiana, 47.7, 52.3, 183, 66, 81, 192, 17.4, Nycticorax nycticorax, 47.7, 52.3, 185, 64, 64, 209, 21.1, Nymphicus hollandicus, 50.8, 49.2, 199, 63, 55, 199, 35.0, Otis tarda, 48.3, 51.7, 203, 49, 60, 210, 28.3, Pandion haliaetus, 48.1, 51.9, 202, 49, 58, 213, 32.0, Parus major, 47.4, 52.6, 198, 48, 64, 209, 15.4, Passer domesticus, 49.7, 50.1, 202, 56, 55, 205, 23.0, Passer montanus, 52.6, 47.4, 209, 64, 51, 195, 13.1, Pavo cristatus, 45.6, 54.4, 190, 48, 65, 219, 23.2, Periparus ater, 50.3, 49.7, 209, 52, 54, 204, 9.5, Phaethon rubricauda, 53.1, 46.9, 207, 70, 52, 193, 32.7, Phalacrocorax carbo, 48.5, 51.5, 205, 48, 51, 218, 27.2, Phasianus colchicus, 44.4, 55.6, 188, 44, 61, 229, 27.0, Phoenicopterus roseus, 48.1, 51.9, 199, 52, 54, 217, 44.0, Pica pica, 45.6, 54.4, 185, 53, 78, 206, 21.7, Pinicola enucleator, 48.2, 51.4, 198, 52, 63, 204, 9.8, Platalea leucorodia, 48.3, 51.7, 205, 47, 64, 206, 30.1, Platalea minor, 47.7, 52.3, 203, 46, 66, 207, 15.0, Poecile palustris, 48.4, 51.6, 195, 55, 60, 206, 11.9, Polyplectron napoleonis, 48.7, 51.3, 197, 57, 58, 210, 15.0, Pyrrhocorax graculus, 47.4, 52.6, 182, 64, 82, 191, 24.4, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, 45.6, 54.4, 181, 57, 89, 195, 20.3, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, 51.8, 48.2, 214, 55, 53, 197, 17.5, Quiscalus quiscula, 49.5, 50.5, 209, 48, 63, 199, 23.1, Recurvirostra avosetta, 45.8, 54.2, 190, 49, 64, 219, 27.8, Regulus calendula, 48.4, 51.6, 197, 54, 67, 201, 5.6, Scolopax rusticola, 42.9, 57.1, 180, 44, 81, 217, 15.5, Sitta carolinensis, 49.5, 50.5, 208, 49, 62, 200, 9.8, Spheniscus demersus, 48.2, 51.8, 201, 49, 56, 213, 27.3, Stercorarius maccormicki, 47.1, 52.9, 195, 51, 61, 215, 23.5, Streptopelia chinensis, 47.9, 52.1, 203, 47, 56, 216, 9.8, Struthio camelus, 46.9, 53.1, 191, 54, 59, 218, 50.0, Sylvia atricapilla, 46.1, 53.9, 191, 48, 69, 211, 13.8, Syrmaticus reevesii, 46.0, 54.0, 190, 50, 59, 223, 9.2, Tachybaptus ruficollis, 48.3, 51.7, 201, 51, 53, 217, 17.5, Tachycineta bicolor, 49.5, 50.5, 213, 44, 53, 209, 12.1, Tachycineta thalassina, 49.5, 50.5, 209, 48, 55, 207, 9.1, Tadorna tadorna, 50.8, 49.2, 198, 67, 58, 199, 24.8, Taeniopygia guttata, 48.4, 51.6, 203, 48, 61, 207, 12.0, Tetrastes bonasia, 46.7, 53.3, 190, 54, 66, 212, 7.2, Thraupis episcopus, 52.4, 47.6, 217, 55, 54, 193, 9.5, Threskiornis aethiopicus, 50.4, 49.6, 215, 48, 55, 204, 37.0, Turdus migratorius, 53.0, 47.0, 214, 61, 42, 202, 17.0, Vanellus vanellus, 46.4, 53.6, 190, 52, 60, 220, 24.5, Vestiaria coccinea, 49.9, 49.9, 208, 51, 56, 203, 8.8, Vireo olivaceus, 46.8, 53.0, 180, 63, 66, 209, 10.2,