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 37 to 48 of 193 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdCommon Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Sulaymaniyah 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 Swift
Apus apus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCorn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdCrested Lark
Galerida cristata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Curlew 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