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 73 to 84 of 380 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdCommon Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Duhok Least Concern -
Bird
Common Swift
Apus apus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Common Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdCrested Lark
Galerida cristata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Crowned Dwarf Racer
Eirenis coronella
Duhok Least Concern