Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Alophoixus pallidus (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae)

Alophoixus pallidus is a medium passerine bird with large range across southeast of Asian. The complete mitogenome of this species was sequenced using an IlluminaNovaseq platform. It is 17 953 bp in length and consists of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA) and a control region (CR). The overall nucleotide composition of the mitogenome is A (30.37%), T (24.25%), G (14.31%), and C (31.06%). We reconstructed a phylogenetic tree based on the mitogenome sequences of eight species from family Pycnonotidae, as well as one outgroup. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that A. pallidus is well clustered with the sister taxon of Ixosmc clellandii and Hypsipetes amaurotis. The new mitogenomedata would provide useful information for evolutionary research on A. pallidus and the family Pycnonotidae.