🇮🇶What animals live in Iraq?

Name: Animal occurrence records for Iraq
Creator: What Animal Lives Where

74,783 animal records from Iraq cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

74,783 records
1,200+ species
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Most-recorded animals in Iraq

Animal	Group	Records
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	Aves Laridae	9,041
Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	2,583
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	2,482
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	2,385
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	2,273
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	1,455
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	1,424
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	1,296
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	1,287
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus	Aves Charadriidae	1,168
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	1,029
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	954
White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	830
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	Aves Muscicapidae	772
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Aves Charadriidae	751
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	Aves Phasianidae	744
Rook Corvus frugilegus	Aves Corvidae	715
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	Aves Pycnonotidae	674
Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida	Aves Cisticolidae	665
Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	595
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	Aves Pteroclididae	584
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	577
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	Aves Alcedinidae	575
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	550
Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops persicus	Aves Meropidae	507
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	Aves Alcedinidae	487
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Aves Alaudidae	465
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	457
Common Swift Apus apus	Aves Apodidae	445
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	434
Common Raven Corvus corax	Aves Corvidae	414
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	Aves Laniidae	403
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Aves Meropidae	398
Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	385
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus	Aves Accipitridae	382
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	361
corn bunting Emberiza calandra	Aves Emberizidae	357
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	Aves Accipitridae	352
Pygmy cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	330
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Aves Muscicapidae	326
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	325
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	323
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus	Aves Muscicapidae	322
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	Aves Laniidae	318
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Erythropygia galactotes	Aves Muscicapidae	315
Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	306
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	Aves Muscicapidae	305
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	Aves Muscicapidae	304
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	302
Iraq Babbler Turdoides altirostris	Aves Leiothrichidae	291
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	281
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	Aves Muscicapidae	278
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	Aves Scolopacidae	276
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	275
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	272
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Aves Phylloscopidae	271
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	Aves Emberizidae	270
Afghan Babbler Turdoides huttoni	Aves Leiothrichidae	268
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	Aves Muscicapidae	265
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	255

How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.