Species atlas · Kurdistan Region
Species
Profiles of the animals and plants documented across the four governorates, with conservation status and where each was recorded.
499 Animal species
1,409 Plant species
By group
Conservation status Animals
- Critically Endangered6
- Endangered3
- Vulnerable21
- Near Threatened30
- Least Concern377
- Not assessed62
30 threatened species, including Kurdistan newt and Middle East Blind Mole Rat
By governorate
- 519 Erbil
- 344 Duhok
- 975 Sulaymaniyah
- 70 Halabja
Showing 1 to 12 of 159 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdAlpine Accentor
Prunella collaris
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Barred Warbler
Sylvia nisoria
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Black-eared Kite
Milvus lineatus
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Black-throated Thrush
Turdus atrogularis
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Erbil Near Threatened -
BirdBlack-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Erbil Least Concern