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 841 to 852 of 1,908 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdGreat Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Great Tit
Parus major
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdGreat White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Erbil Not assessed -
Fish
Great Zab Loach
Paracobitis zabgawraensis
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Fish
Great Zab spirlin
Alburnoides diclensis
Erbil Not Evaluated -
BirdGreater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Mammal
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Greek tortoise
Testudo graeca
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern