- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Zalm Area Governorate: Sulaymaniyah; Halabja
- Nearest City
- Sulaymaniyah
- Coordinates
- 35.84296, 44.813227
A quiet migrant often seen perching upright before flying out to catch insects. Role in nature: it controls flying insects in gardens, orchards and woodland edges; threats include loss of mature trees, insect decline and pesticide use.
Project contributors: Dr. Korsh Ararat, Mohammed Dler and Rawezh Osman.
Photo Credit: Photographer to confirm: Dr. Korsh Ararat or Rawezh Osman