Table 1.
Basic statistics for the assemblies of avian species
| Species | Common name | Sequencing depth | Library | Assembly (contig/scaffold N50;total length) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published (Sanger sequencing) | ||||
| Gallus gallus | Chicken | 7X | - | 36 K/7.07 M;1.05G |
| Taeniopygia guttata | Zebra finch | 6X | - | 39 K/10 M;1.2G |
| Meleagris gallopavo | Turkey | 17X | - | 12.6 K/1.5 M;1.04G |
| High - coverage genomes | ||||
| Anas platyrhynchos domestica | Peking duck | 50X | 200,500,2 k,5 k,10 k | 26 K/1.2 M;1.1G |
| Columba livia | Pigeon | 63X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 22 K/3.2 M;1.11G |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon | 105X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 28 K/3.9 M;1.18G |
| Pygoscelis adeliae | Adelie penguin | 60X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 19 K/5.0 M;1.23G |
| Aptenodytes forsteri | Emperor penguin | 60X | 200,500,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 30 K/5.1 M;1.26G |
| Nipponia nippon | Crested ibis | 105X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 22 K/5.4 M;1.17G |
| Egretta garzetta | Little egret | 74X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 24 K/3.1 M;1.2G |
| Calypte anna | Anna's hummingbird | 110X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 23 K/4 M;1.1G |
| Chaetura pelagica | Chimney swift | 103X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 27 K/3.8 M;1.1G |
| Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | 100X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 32 K/3.6 M;1.2G |
| Cuculus canorus | Common cuckoo | 100X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 31 K/3 M;1.15G |
| Ophisthocomus hoazin | Hoatzin | 100X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k | 24 K/2.9 M;1.14G |
| Geospiza fortis | Medium ground finch | 115X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 30 K/5.2 M;1.07G |
| Manacus vitellinus | Golden-collared manakin | 110X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 34 K/2.5 M;1.12G |
| Melopsittacus undulatus | Budgerigar | 160X | 200, 500, 800, 2 k, 5 k, 10 k | 55 K/10.6 M;1.1G |
| Picoides pubescens | Downy woodpecker | 105X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k | 20 K/2 M;1.17G |
| Struthio camelus | Ostrich | 85X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 29 K/3.5 M;1.23G |
| Tinamus guttatus | White-throated tinamou | 100X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k | 24 K/242 K;1.05G |
| Corvus brachyrhynchos | American crow | 80X | 200,500,800,2 k,5 k,10 k,20 k | 24 K/6.9 M;1.1G |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald eagle | 88X | 300,400,3 k,8 k | 10 K/670 K;1.26G |
| Low - coverage genomes | ||||
| Antrostomus carolinensis | Chuck-will's-widow | 30X | 500, 800 | 17 K/45 K;1.15G |
| Cariama cristata | Red-legged seriema | 24X | 500, 800 | 17 K/54 K;1.15G |
| Colius striatus | Speckled mousebird | 27X | 500, 800 | 18 K/45 k;1.08G |
| Merops nubicus | Carmine bee-eater | 37X | 500, 800 | 20 K/47 K;1.06G |
| Gavia stellata | Red-throated loon | 33X | 500, 800 | 16 K/45 K;1.15G |
| Balearica regulorum | Grey-crowned crane | 33X | 500, 800 | 18 K/51 K;1.14G |
| Apaloderma vittatum | Bar-tailed trogon | 28X | 500, 800 | 19 K/56 K;1.08G |
| Phalacrocorax carbo | Great cormorant | 24X | 500, 800 | 15 K/48 K;1.15G |
| Phaethon lepturus | White-tailed tropicbird | 39X | 500, 800 | 18 K/47 K;1.16G |
| Phoenicopterus ruber ruber | American flamingo | 33X | 500, 800 | 16 K/37 K;1.14G |
| Podiceps cristatus | Great-crested grebe | 30X | 500, 800 | 13 K/30 K;1.15G |
| Fulmarus glacialis | Northern fulmar | 33X | 500, 800 | 17 K/46 K;1.14G |
| Tyto alba | Barn owl | 27X | 500, 800 | 13 K/51 K;1.14G |
| Tauraco erythrolophus | Red-crested turaco | 30X | 500, 800 | 18 K/55 K;1.17G |
| Cathartes aura | Turkey vulture | 25X | 500, 800 | 12 K/35 K;1.17G |
| Eurypyga helias | Sunbittern | 33X | 500, 800 | 16 K/46 K;1.1G |
| Mesitornis unicolor | Brown mesite | 29X | 500, 800 | 18 K/46 K;1.1G |
| Leptosomus discolor | Cuckoo-roller | 32X | 200, 500, 800 | 19 K/61 K;1.15G |
| Chlamydotis macqueenii | MacQueen's Bustard | 27X | 500, 800 | 18 K/45 K;1.09G |
| Pelecanus crispus | Dalmatian pelican | 34X | 500, 800 | 18 K/43 K;1.17G |
| Pterocles gutturalis | Yellow-thoated sandgrouse | 25X | 500, 800 | 17 K/49 K;1.07G |
| Acanthisitta chloris | Rifleman | 29X | 500, 800 | 18 K/64 K;1.05G |
| Buceros rhinoceros | Rhinoceros hornbill | 35X | 500, 800 | 14 K/51 K;1.08G |
| Nestor notabilis | Kea | 32X | 500, 800 | 16 K/37 K;1.14G |
| Haliaeetus albicilla | White-tailed eagle | 26X | 500, 800 | 20 K/56 K;1.14G |