# The genome sequence of the Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae)

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the Eurasian Spoonbill, a bird species, as part of a larger project to sequence genomes of species in Britain and Ireland.

## Contribution

The paper provides a high-quality genome assembly of the Eurasian Spoonbill, including haplotype and mitochondrial genome information.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly includes two haplotypes with total lengths of 1,345.83 and 1,190.44 megabases.
- Haplotype 1 is scaffolded into 37 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including sex chromosomes W and Z.
- The mitochondrial genome is 17.15 kilobases long.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual female
Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill; Chordata; Aves; Pelecaniformes; Threskiornithidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 1 345.83 megabases and 1 190.44 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (95.57%) is scaffolded into 37 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 17.15 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.