White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata is a small passerine bird from the family of waxbill "finches" (Estrildidae), which are close relatives of the true finches (Fringillidae) and true sparrows (Passeridae). In this study, we determined the mitogenome of Lonchura striata swinhoei by the PCR-based method. The mitogenome (16 813 bp) comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA, two rRNA genes, and a control region. Gene order is identical to most of the other passerine birds. The DNA base composition is A, 31.70%; C, 13.70%; T, 31.40%, and G, 23.20%. All protein-coding genes start with a typical ATN codon except for the gene COI that uses GTG as the start codon. Conventional stop codon (TAA) has been assigned to seven of the PCGs, COIII, and ND4 terminate with T-. Both neighbor-joining and Bayesian analyses support that Lonchura striata swinhoei has close relative with Taeniopygia guttata.
Keywords: Complete genome; Lonchura striata swinhoei; White-rumped Munia; gene arrangement; mitochondrial DNA.