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 13 to 24 of 37 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdBlack Francolin
Francolinus francolinus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdBlack-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdBrown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis
Erbil Not assessed -
Reptile or amphibianCaspian turtle
Mauremys caspica
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdCattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Duhok Not assessed -
BirdCaucasian Mountain Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus lorenzii
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdCommon Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdCommon Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdCommon Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Duhok Not assessed -
BirdCommon Tern
Sterna hirundo
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdCorn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdEastern Mourning Wheatear
Oenanthe lugens
Duhok Not assessed
