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 61 to 72 of 310 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdCommon Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCommon Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Duhok Not assessed -
Bird
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Duhok Least Concern -
Bird
Common Swift
Apus apus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCommon Tern
Sterna hirundo
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Common Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdCorn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdCrested Lark
Galerida cristata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern