🇮🇶Animals recorded in Iraq

Which animals have been recorded in Iraq? 11,285 occurrence records cover 530 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 359 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Armenian Gull, Kuhl's pipistrelle, Naked-rumped Tomb Bat.

• 11,285 records
• 530 species
• 21 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Armenian Gull, Kuhl's pipistrelle, Naked-rumped Tomb Bat. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Iraq

	Animal	Group	Records
	Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	Aves Laridae	8,821
	Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	174
	Naked-rumped Tomb Bat Taphozous nudiventris	Mammalia Emballonuridae	75
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	Aves Pteroclididae	60
	Abu Mullet Planiliza abu	— Mugilidae	59
	Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus	Aves Meropidae	51
	Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Aves Charadriidae	40
	Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	37
	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	29
	cape hare Lepus capensis	Mammalia Leporidae	23
	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Aves Corvidae	23
	White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	Aves Alcedinidae	23
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	23
	Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus	Aves Charadriidae	21
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	21
	Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	20
	Trident leaf-nosed bat Asellia tridens	Mammalia Hipposideridae	20
	Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	Aves Muscicapidae	20
	Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	Aves Ardeidae	18
	Human Flea Pulex irritans	Insecta Pulicidae	18
	Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	Aves Anatidae	18
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	17
	gray wolf Canis lupus	Mammalia Canidae	17
	Botta's Serotine Eptesicus bottae	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	16
	domestic goat Capra hircus	Mammalia Bovidae	16
	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	16
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	16
	Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	Aves Pycnonotidae	16
	wild boar Sus scrofa	Mammalia Suidae	16
	Arabian Camel Camelus dromedarius	Mammalia Camelidae	16
	Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	Aves Anatidae	16
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	15
	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	14
	Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis	Aves Laniidae	14
	Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	Aves Pteroclididae	13
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	13
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	13
	Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus	— Nemacheilidae	13
	Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus	Amphibia Ranidae	12
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	12
	White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	Aves Pycnonotidae	12
	Glossy-bellied Racer Platyceps ventromaculatus	Squamata Colubridae	12
	Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	Aves Hypocoliidae	12
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	12
	Oxynoemacheilus hanae	— Nemacheilidae	12
	Blue-cheeked Merops persicus	Aves Meropidae	11
	red fox Vulpes vulpes	Mammalia Canidae	11
	Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	Aves Glareolidae	10
	Phytomyza ferulivora	Insecta Agromyzidae	10
	Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	Aves Ardeidae	10
	Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	Aves Laniidae	10
	goitred gazelle Gazella subgutturosa	Mammalia Bovidae	10
	Ligophorus bantingensis	Monogenea Ancyrocephalidae	10
	Barbus rajanorum	— Cyprinidae	10
	Persian Serotine Rhyneptesicus nasutus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	9
	Dichrogaster longicaudata	Insecta Ichneumonidae	9
	Rough-tailed Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum	Squamata Gekkonidae	9
	European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Aves Meropidae	9
	Phytomyza horticola	Insecta Agromyzidae	9
	Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	Aves Phasianidae	9