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 1,465 to 1,476 of 1,908 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdRed-fronted Serin
Serinus pusillus
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdRed-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Red-tailed Wheatear
Oenanthe chrysopygia
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Erbil Near Threatened -
Plant
Reseda lutea
Reseda lutea
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Plant
Rhagadiolus edulis
Rhagadiolus edulis
Duhok Not assessed -
Plant
Rhagadiolus stellatus
Rhagadiolus stellatus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Plant
Rhamnus cornifolia
Rhamnus cornifolia
Erbil Not assessed -
Plant
Rhamnus kurdica
Rhamnus kurdica
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed