The complete mitochondrial genome of Turdus obscurus (Passeriformes: Turdidae)

Huanqing Zhang; Yuehuan Dong; Guolei Sun; Qingqian Wang; Yuntao Dong; Huashan Dou; Qinguo Wei

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1981165

The complete mitochondrial genome of Turdus obscurus (Passeriformes: Turdidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Sep 27;6(10):3076-3077. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1981165. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Huanqing Zhang¹, Yuehuan Dong¹, Guolei Sun¹, Qingqian Wang¹, Yuntao Dong¹, Huashan Dou², Qinguo Wei¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.
² Hulunbuir Academy of Inland Lakes in Northern Cold & Arid Areas, Hulunbuir, China.

Abstract

The Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus) is a highly migratory bird, which breeds in northeastern Asia and overwinters in southeastern Asia. We obtained the mitochondrial genome of T. obscurus by Sanger sequencing. The mitogenome was 16,739 bp in length, which contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and one control region. Its composition is consistent with the species in genus Turdus. Phylogenetic analysis based on the whole mitochondrial genome showed that the relationship between T. obscurus and Turdus kessleri was relatively close. This study improves the understanding of phylogeny and genetics of Turdidae and Muscicapoidea.

Keywords: Turdus obscurus; mitochondrion genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants [31872242 and 32070405]; the National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship under Grant [S202010446024].