Table 3.
Statistics of protein-coding gene annotations of all the birds
| Species | Gene number | Mean gene length (kb) | Mean CDS length (bp) | Mean exon length (bp) | Mean intron length (bp) | Mean intergenic length (kb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthisitta chloris | 14596 | 13.5 | 1242 | 158.6 | 1800 | 12 |
| Anas platyrhynchos domestica | 16521 | 17.8 | 1317 | 160.7 | 2298 | 42 |
| Antrostomus carolinensis | 14676 | 12.0 | 1177 | 164.1 | 1747 | 12 |
| Apaloderma vittatum | 13615 | 13.5 | 1247 | 160.8 | 1806 | 12 |
| Aptenodytes forsteri | 16070 | 20.9 | 1397 | 161.6 | 2546 | 56 |
| Balearica regulorum | 14173 | 13.8 | 1276 | 162.7 | 1828 | 11 |
| Buceros rhinoceros | 13873 | 13.5 | 1267 | 160.4 | 1767 | 11 |
| Calypte anna | 16000 | 18.5 | 1386 | 161.7 | 2264 | 47 |
| Cariama cristata | 14216 | 13.7 | 1249 | 161.8 | 1849 | 11 |
| Cathartes aura | 13534 | 10.8 | 1109 | 166.4 | 1716 | 10 |
| Chaetura pelagica | 15373 | 19.8 | 1411 | 161.0 | 2364 | 51 |
| Charadrius vociferus | 16860 | 19.1 | 1324 | 161.8 | 2482 | 52 |
| Chlamydotis macqueenii | 13582 | 12.9 | 1257 | 162.9 | 1734 | 10 |
| Colius striatus | 13538 | 12.4 | 1190 | 161.1 | 1754 | 11 |
| Columba livia | 16652 | 18.3 | 1363 | 161.0 | 2277 | 46 |
| Corvus brachyrhynchos | 16562 | 17.9 | 1363 | 161.1 | 2220 | 48 |
| Cuculus canorus | 15889 | 20.0 | 1400 | 160.7 | 2413 | 48 |
| Egretta garzetta | 16585 | 18.6 | 1274 | 160.7 | 2496 | 52 |
| Eurypyga helias | 13974 | 12.3 | 1193 | 163.9 | 1763 | 11 |
| Falco peregrinus | 16242 | 19.9 | 1403 | 160.7 | 2389 | 49 |
| Fulmarus glacialis | 14306 | 12.8 | 1230 | 163.0 | 1765 | 11 |
| Gallus gallus | 16516 | 21.1 | 1433 | 158.1 | 2437 | 48 |
| Gavia stellata | 13454 | 13.2 | 1250 | 162.1 | 1776 | 11 |
| Geospiza fortis | 16286 | 17.9 | 1362 | 160.1 | 2198 | 46 |
| Haliaeetus albicilla | 13831 | 14.2 | 1258 | 161.1 | 1903 | 12 |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | 16526 | 19.0 | 1359 | 160.7 | 2370 | 36 |
| Leptosomus discolor | 14831 | 13.9 | 1236 | 163.2 | 1926 | 14 |
| Manacus vitellinus | 15285 | 18.8 | 1392 | 159.7 | 2262 | 46 |
| Meleagris gallopavo | 16051 | 17.4 | 1305 | 158.0 | 2215 | 52 |
| Melopsittacus undulatus | 15470 | 19.8 | 1395 | 162.2 | 2415 | 52 |
| Merops nubicus | 13467 | 13.0 | 1224 | 162.1 | 1798 | 11 |
| Mesitornis unicolor | 15371 | 11.4 | 1169 | 163.6 | 1666 | 11 |
| Nestor notabilis | 14074 | 14.4 | 1307 | 160.1 | 1822 | 12 |
| Nipponia nippon | 16756 | 19.4 | 1358 | 161.2 | 2434 | 51 |
| Ophisthocomus hoazin | 15702 | 20.0 | 1336 | 162.1 | 2582 | 55 |
| Pelecanus crispus | 14813 | 11.9 | 1183 | 164.8 | 1740 | 11 |
| Phaethon lepturus | 14970 | 12.7 | 1220 | 163.9 | 1781 | 11 |
| Phalacrocorax carbo | 13479 | 13.5 | 1258 | 162.0 | 1810 | 11 |
| Phoenicopterus ruber | 14024 | 11.7 | 1179 | 165.3 | 1716 | 10 |
| Picoides pubescens | 15576 | 20.0 | 1390 | 161.7 | 2450 | 47 |
| Podiceps cristatus | 13913 | 10.4 | 1137 | 165.8 | 1583 | 8 |
| Pterocles gutturalis | 13867 | 12.8 | 1235 | 162.5 | 1757 | 11 |
| Pygoscelis adeliae | 15270 | 21.3 | 1392 | 160.3 | 2589 | 58 |
| Struthio camelus | 16178 | 19.5 | 1289 | 161.0 | 2601 | 54 |
| Taeniopygia guttata | 17471 | 21.4 | 1383 | 153.5 | 2493 | 53 |
| Tauraco erythrolophus | 15435 | 13.2 | 1200 | 164.0 | 1894 | 12 |
| Tinamus guttatus | 15788 | 14.7 | 1288 | 162.0 | 1934 | 25 |
| Tyto alba | 13613 | 13.8 | 1240 | 160.8 | 1871 | 12 |