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 85 to 96 of 159 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdIndian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdKurdistan Wheatear
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Erbil Near Threatened -
Bird
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos minor
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLittle Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLittle Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Little Swift
Apus affinis
Erbil Least Concern
