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 13 to 24 of 36 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdDemoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Eastern Mourning Wheatear
Oenanthe lugens
Duhok Not assessed -
BirdEurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdEurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Great Black-headed Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdGreat White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Hume’s Wheatear
Oenanthe albonigra
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed