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 85 to 96 of 193 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdBlack Francolin
Francolinus francolinus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Fishblack spotted bleak, Tigris bleak
Alburnus caeruleus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdBlack-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalBlanford's fox
Vulpes cana
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdBlue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalBotta’s Serotine
Eptesicus bottae
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianBridled Skink
Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804)
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fishbrond-snout, Mesopotamian nase
Chondrostoma regium
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCaspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdCetti’s Warbler
Cettia cetti
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishChoman loach
Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
FishChoman stone loach or Kurdistan stone loach
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated