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Abstract
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.
Declaration of interest
The authors report that they have no conflicts of interest. The authors are also responsible for the content and writing of the paper alone. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 31172117 and 3147020), the National College students’ Innovative Program of China (Grant no. 201410357028) and the Project of Collaborative Innovation Center for Mining Environmental Restoration and Wetland Ecological Safety.