- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Assos Mountain Governorate: Sulaymaniyah
- Nearest City
- Sulaymaniyah
- Coordinates
- 35.035619, 45.12819
A striking wheatear of rocky slopes, dry hillsides and open steppe. Role in nature: it feeds on ground insects and indicates healthy open dry habitats; threats include overgrazing, quarrying, habitat conversion and disturbance during breeding.
Project contributors: Dr. Korsh Ararat, Mohammed Dler and Rawezh Osman.
Photo Credit: Photographer to confirm: Dr. Korsh Ararat or Rawezh Osman