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 169 to 180 of 310 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdIsabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdKurdistan Wheatear
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Erbil Near Threatened -
Bird
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos minor
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLevant Sparrowhawk
Accipiter brevipes
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern
