- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Dukan Governorate: Sulaymaniyah
- Nearest City
- Sulaymaniyah
- Coordinates
- 35.618558, 44.904128
A large raptor of open hillsides and steppe, specialized in hunting snakes and reptiles. Role in nature: it regulates reptile populations and signals healthy open landscapes; threats include shooting, power-line collision or electrocution, habitat loss and disturbance.
Project contributors: Dr. Korsh Ararat, Mohammed Dler and Rawezh Osman.
Photo Credit: Photographer to confirm: Dr. Korsh Ararat or Rawezh Osman