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 133 to 144 of 499 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdEastern Mourning Wheatear
Oenanthe lugens
Duhok Not assessed -
Bird
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Eastern Orphean Warbler
Sylvia crassirostris
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdEastern Rock Nuthatch
Sitta tephronota
Halabja Least Concern -
Bird
Egyptian Nightjar
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdEgyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Sulaymaniyah Endangered -
Mammal
Euphrates Jerboa
Scarturus euphraticus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Euphrates softshell turtle
Rafetus euphraticus
Erbil Endangered -
Bird
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Eurasian Blind Snake
Xerotyphlops vermicularis
Erbil Least Concern