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 229 to 240 of 975 species
Sorted A to Z
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PlantClypeola lappacea
Clypeola lappacea
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Reptile or amphibian
Collared Dwarf Racer
Eirenis collaris
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCommon Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Fish
Common chub
Squalius cephalus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCommon Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern