Table 1 Basic statistics for the assemblies of avian species

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