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 49 to 60 of 310 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdCommon House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Halabja Least Concern -
Bird
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Duhok Least Concern -
Bird
Common Linnet
Carduelis cannabina
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdCommon Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdCommon Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Duhok Least Concern -
Bird
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Erbil Least Concern