Table 1.
Mitochondrial gene orders for bird species
| Gene order B | Region sequenced* | Gene order C | Region sequenced* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Struthioniformes | Falconiformes | ||
| Rhea americana | 1 | Falco peregrinus | 1 |
| Procellariiformes | Falco femoralis | 5 | |
| Diomedea nigripes | 2 | Cuculiformes (Duculidae) | |
| Ciconiiformes | Geococcyx californianus | 4 | |
| Mycteria americana | 2 | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | 4 |
| Cathartes aura | 2 | Coccyzus americanus | 4 |
| Anseriformes | Centropus cupreicaudus | 4 | |
| Dendrocygna arcuata | 2 | Piciformes (Picidae) | |
| Aythya americana | 1 | Colaptes auratus | 4 |
| Galliformes | Sphyrapicus varius | 4 | |
| Megapodius eremita | 2 | Passeriformes (Suboscines) | |
| Alectura lathami | 2 | Smithornis sharpei | 1 |
| Gruiformes | Sayornis phoebe | 4, 5 | |
| Fulica americana | 2 | Phytotoma raimondii | 4 |
| Charadriiformes | Rupicola rupicola | 4 | |
| Scolopax minor | 2 | Formicarius colma | 4 |
| Cuculiformes (Musophagidae) | Dendrocolaptes picumnus | 4 | |
| Tauraco hartlaubi | 2 | Furnarius rufus | 4 |
| Strigiformes | Thamnophilus doliatus | 4 | |
| Otus asio | 2 | Liosceles thoracicus | 4 |
| Coraciiformes | |||
| Coracias spatulata | 2 | ||
| Piciformes (Bucerotidae) | |||
| Tockus erythrorhynchus | 2 | ||
| Passeriformes (Oscines) | |||
| Elminia longicauda | 2 | ||
| Sturnus vulgaris | 2 | ||
| Prinia leucopogon | 3 | ||
| Certhia familiaris | 2 | ||
| Vidua Chalybeata | 1 | ||
| Passeridae (90 taxa) | 3 | ||
| Fringillidae (11 taxa) | 3 |
Gene orders B and C are as shown in Fig. 1. Sequences indicating gene order B for additional Galliformes, Anseriformes, and Charadriiformes have been published (17–19).
*
Numbers denote the DNA regions that we sequenced as drawn in Fig. 1. The number 1 denotes sequencing of the entire mitochondrial genome.