biostudies-literatureZhan QFundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesNational Key R&D Program of Chinathe Jiangsu Province "14th Five-Year Plan" Key Construction DisciplineQinglan Project" of Jiangsu Province in 2025The Philosophy and Social Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province University1284https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12651963biostudies-literatureUnknown16(11)<h4>Background</h4>Thrushes (family Turdidae) are ecologically important passerine birds widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. However, the phylogenetic placement of several East Asian congeners, including <i>Turdus pallidus</i>, remains insufficiently resolved due to the limited resolution of partial mitochondrial or nuclear markers used in previous studies.<h4>Methods</h4>In this work, we sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>T. pallidus</i> (16,739 bp) using high-throughput Illumina sequencing. The mitogenome exhibited the typical circular architecture and contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs), with an overall GC content of 47.32%.<h4>Results</h4>Most protein-coding genes initiated with the standard ATG codon, althoughGenesComplete Mitochondrial Genome and Phylogenetic Analysis of &lt;i&gt;Turdus pallidus&lt;/i&gt; (Passeriformes, Turdidae).PMC126519632022YFC26012002022SJYB0090LGZD20250720252022Huang YZhan QChen YTang YXue XZhao XfalseComplete Mitochondrial Genome and Phylogenetic Analysis of &lt;i&gt;Turdus pallidus&lt;/i&gt; (Passeriformes, Turdidae).<h4>Background</h4>Thrushes (family Turdidae) are ecologically important passerine birds widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. However, the phylogenetic placement of several East Asian congeners, including <i>Turdus pallidus</i>, remains insufficiently resolved due to the limited resolution of partial mitochondrial or nuclear markers used in previous studies.<h4>Methods</h4>In this work, we sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>T. pallidus</i> (16,739 bp) using high-throughput Illumina sequencing. The mitogenome exhibited the typical circular architecture and contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs), with an overall GC content of 47.32%.<h4>Results</h4>Most protein-coding genes initiated with the standard ATG codon, although2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Oct2026-05-19T03:27:09.326Z2026-05-19T03:12:21.642ZS-EPMC126519634130073610.3390/genes16111284