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 337 to 348 of 499 species
Sorted A to Z
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Reptile or amphibianNidua Fringe-fingered Lizard, Nidua lizard
Acanthoiadylus scutellatus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Bird
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdNorthern Raven
Corvus corax
Duhok Least Concern -
Bird
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Oriental fire salamander
Salamandra infraimmaculata
Halabja Near Threatened -
Bird
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Pale Rockfinch
Carpospiza brachydactyla
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Erbil Near Threatened -
Mammal
Pallid Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus pallidus
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Bird
Pallid Scops Owl
Otus brucei
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed