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 97 to 108 of 159 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdLong-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdMacqueen’s Bustard
Chlamydotis macqueenii
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Marbled Duck
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Erbil Near Threatened -
Bird
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Montagu’s Harrier
Circus pygargus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Erbil Near Threatened