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 25 to 36 of 119 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdCorn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdCrested Lark
Galerida cristata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCurlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Bird
Dead Sea Sparrow
Passer moabiticus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe melanoleuca
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Eastern Greylag Goose
Anser anser rubrirostris
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdEastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Sulaymaniyah Vulnerable -
Bird
Eastern Orphean Warbler
Sylvia crassirostris
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Egyptian Nightjar
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdEgyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Sulaymaniyah Endangered -
Bird
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern