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 265 to 276 of 310 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdHouse Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdKurdistan Wheatear
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Erbil Near Threatened -
BirdLesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdLesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdLesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus
Erbil Vulnerable -
BirdLevant Sparrowhawk
Accipiter brevipes
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdLittle Bustard
Tetrax tetrax
Duhok Near Threatened -
BirdLittle Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLittle Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdLittle Owl
Athene noctua
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdLong-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Erbil Least Concern
