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University of Duhok Faculty Participate in Key Meeting on Kurdistan Biodiversity Project in Erbil
المزيد من القصص
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The First Documented Record of the Shikra in Kurdistan
While photographing birds near Ble in the Barzan area, Saber Dri documented and photographed a Shikra (Accipiter badius) a small bird of prey distinguished from the Eurasian Sparrowhawk by its reddish iris and distinct plumage. Confirmed by biodiversity expert Dr. Korosh Ararat and an Italian specialist, this marks the first documented record of the species in Kurdistan and Iraq, with efforts underway to formally add it to official regional bird lists.
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What Our Biodiversity Database Reveals About Kurdistan’s Wildlife
When people think about wildlife in Kurdistan, Chukar, See-see partridge, house sparrow and golden jackal often come to mind. But after research and field surveys by our researchers, the records show a much more diverse and wider range of species including less familiar mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.