The complete mitochondrial genome of Pacific golden plover (Charadriiformes, charadriidae).

Pacific golden plover (Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae) is obligate long-distance migrant bird breeding from northernmost Asia into western Alaska, and wintering on islands in the Pacific Ocean and Australia. In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of , which is a circular molecule of 16,854 bp in size and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a control region. The A + T content of the overall base of the composition of H-strand is 54.88% (A: 31.48%, T: 23.40%, C: 31.48%, and G: 13.65%). It is very interesting that there are some insertions/deletions in the gene sequence (total of 10bp deletions and 5bp insertions in four positions), which may result in reading frame shift and/or internal stops. Some short microsatellite-like repeat regions (ACCACCC) are scatter in the control region. The phylogenetic analysis resolved a well-supported clade of Charadriiformes in which appears to be sister group of . This mitogenome provides a valuable resource for further study of molecular systematics, species identification, population genetics, phylogeography, and conservation genetics of Charadriiformes.