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 133 to 144 of 159 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdGarden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdGreat Black-headed Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdGreat Bustard
Otis tarda
Erbil Vulnerable -
BirdGreat White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdGreater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdGrey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdHorned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdHouse Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdKurdistan Wheatear
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Erbil Near Threatened -
BirdLesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus
Erbil Vulnerable -
BirdLittle Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Erbil Not assessed
