Species atlas · Kurdistan Region
Species
Profiles of the animals and plants documented across the four governorates, with conservation status and where each was recorded.
844 Animal species
1,408 Plant species
By group
Conservation status Animals
- Critically Endangered4
- Endangered5
- Vulnerable21
- Near Threatened27
- Least Concern372
- Not assessed62
30 threatened species, including Kurdistan newt and Siberian Stonechat
By governorate
- 513 Erbil
- 341 Duhok
- 975 Sulaymaniyah
- 70 Halabja
Showing 25 to 35 of 35 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdEurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdGreat Black-headed Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdGreat White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdLittle Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdMesopotamian Crow
Corvus capellanus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdPied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Duhok Not assessed -
BirdScrub Warbler
Scotocerca inquieta
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdSyrian Serin
Serinus syriacus
Duhok Not assessed -
BirdSyrian Woodpecker
Dendrocopos syriacus
Duhok Not assessed
