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 361 to 372 of 372 species
Sorted A to Z
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MammalWestern Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdWestern White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdWhiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdWhite-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdWhite-throated Robin
Irania gutturalis
Duhok Least Concern -
BirdWhite-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdWillow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalYellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianZebra Snake or Jan’s Diadem Snake
Spalerosophis microlepis
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdZitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Erbil Least Concern -
FishZugzug catfish
Mystus pelusius
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Mesopotamian pike chub
Squalius lepidus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern