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Kurdistan Biodiversity

Documenting the animals, plants and key biodiversity areas of the Kurdistan Region, in English, Kurdish and Arabic.

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  • 19 Key biodiversity areas
  • 4 Governorates
  • 844 Animal species recorded
  • 1,408 Plant species recorded
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  • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

    Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

    Erbil; Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)

    Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)

    Erbil; Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)

    Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)

    Erbil; Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

    Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

    Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)

    Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)

    Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

    Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

    Erbil; Duhok; Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)

    Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)

    Erbil; Duhok; Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)

    Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)

    Erbil; Duhok; Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Red-tailed Wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia)

    Red-tailed Wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia)

    Erbil
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Red-breasted Flycatcher (ficedula parva)

    Red-breasted Flycatcher (ficedula parva)

    Erbil; Duhok; Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Red Kit (Milvus milvus)

    Red Kit (Milvus milvus)

    Erbil
    Photo by Saber Dri
  • Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

    Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

    Sulaymaniyah
    Photo by Saber dri
A bearded vulture in flight beside a mountain waterfall
About the platform

A Collaborative Record of Kurdistan’s Wildlife

Kurdistan Biodiversity platform is a multilingual initiative to document the animals, plants, and important biodiversity areas of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. We bring together field observations, public data, and mapping tools, so that the plant and animal species of the region become more visible and easier to search, study, and protect. This platform is overseen by CLIMATE.KRD which specializes in environmental activism and research, as an entity of the Kurdistan Foundation.

It is run by ClimateKRD, the climate action agency of Kurdistan Foundation.

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16 Sep 2026

University of Duhok Faculty Participate in Key Meeting on Kurdistan Biodiversity Project in Erbil

Implemented through the Climate.KRD platform, Biodiversity.KRD project aims to collect, organize, and disseminate essential information about the region’s biodiversity. As part of the initiative, biodiversity.krd was recently launched as a dedicated trilingual database providing information in Kurdish, English, and scientific terminology. The platform includes species definitions, geographic distributions, conservation statuses, photographic records, and academic sources covering plants and animals across the region.
28 Apr 2024 Sightings

The First Documented Record of the Shikra in Kurdistan
19 Oct 2026

What Our Biodiversity Database Reveals About Kurdistan’s Wildlife