Birds of Iraq

Number of displayed species: 420

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Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ostriches / Struthionidae Ostriches
  - Common Ostrich / Struthio camelus Common Ostrich
    LC
Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
  - European Nightjar / Caprimulgus europaeus European Nightjar
    LC
  - Egyptian Nightjar / Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar
    LC
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
  - Great Spotted Cuckoo / Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo
    LC
  - Common Cuckoo / Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo
    LC
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Demoiselle Crane / Grus virgo Demoiselle Crane
    LC
  - Common Crane / Grus grus Common Crane
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Eurasian Stone-curlew / Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
    LC
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Crab-plover / Dromadidae Crab-plover
  - Crab-plover / Dromas ardeola Crab-plover
    LC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
  - Long-tailed Jaeger / Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger
    LC
  - Parasitic Jaeger / Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger
    LC
Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
  - Red-billed Tropicbird / Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird
    LC
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
  - Black Stork / Ciconia nigra Black Stork
    LC
  - White Stork / Ciconia ciconia White Stork
    LC
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - African Darter / Anhinga rufa African Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
  - Dalmatian Pelican / Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican
    NT
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
  - Indian Roller / Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller
    LC
  - European Roller / Coracias garrulus European Roller
    LC
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Masked Shrike / Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Red-tailed Shrike / Lanius phoenicuroides Red-tailed Shrike
    LC
  - Long-tailed Shrike / Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Eurasian Jay / Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay
    LC
  - Eurasian Magpie / Pica pica Eurasian Magpie
    LC
  - Red-billed Chough / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Chough
    LC
  - Alpine Chough / Pyrrhocorax graculus Alpine Chough
    LC
  - Western Jackdaw / Coloeus monedula Western Jackdaw
    LC
  - Rook / Corvus frugilegus Rook
    LC
  - Hooded Crow / Corvus cornix Hooded Crow
    NE
  - Brown-necked Raven / Corvus ruficollis Brown-necked Raven
    LC
  - Northern Raven / Corvus corax Northern Raven
    LC
- Hypocolius / Hypocoliidae Hypocolius
  - Grey Hypocolius / Hypocolius ampelinus Grey Hypocolius
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Sombre Tit / Poecile lugubris Sombre Tit
    LC
  - Eurasian Blue Tit / Cyanistes caeruleus Eurasian Blue Tit
    LC
  - Great Tit / Parus major Great Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Eurasian Penduline Tit / Remiz pendulinus Eurasian Penduline Tit
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark
    LC
  - Thick-billed Lark / Ramphocoris clotbey Thick-billed Lark
    LC
  - Desert Lark / Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
    LC
  - Bar-tailed Lark / Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed Lark
    LC
  - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Woodlark / Lullula arborea Woodlark
    LC
  - Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Horned Lark / Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
    LC
  - Temminck's Lark / Eremophila bilopha Temminck's Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Bimaculated Lark / Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark
    LC
  - Calandra Lark / Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark
    LC
  - Mediterranean Short-toed Lark / Alaudala rufescens Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Turkestan Short-toed Lark / Alaudala heinei Turkestan Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - White-eared Bulbul / Pycnonotus leucotis White-eared Bulbul
    LC
  - White-spectacled Bulbul / Pycnonotus xanthopygos White-spectacled Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Eurasian Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin
    LC
  - Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
- Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies / Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
  - Cetti's Warbler / Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler
    LC
- Streaked Scrub Warbler / Scotocercidae Streaked Scrub Warbler
  - Streaked Scrub Warbler / Scotocerca inquieta Streaked Scrub Warbler
    LC
- Bushtits / Aegithalidae Bushtits
  - Long-tailed Tit / Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus orientalis Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
    LC
  - Hume's Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus humei Hume's Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Plain Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus neglectus Plain Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Mountain Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus sindianus Mountain Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Basra Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler
    EN
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Clamorous Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Moustached Warbler / Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Upcher's Warbler / Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler
    LC
  - Olive-tree Warbler / Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Savi's Warbler / Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler
    LC
  - Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Delicate Prinia / Prinia lepida Delicate Prinia
    NE
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Eastern Orphean Warbler / Curruca crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Asian Desert Warbler / Curruca nana Asian Desert Warbler
    LC
  - Menetries's Warbler / Curruca mystacea Menetries's Warbler
    LC
  - Sardinian Warbler / Curruca melanocephala Sardinian Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
  - Spectacled Warbler / Curruca conspicillata Spectacled Warbler
    LC
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Iraq Babbler / Argya altirostris Iraq Babbler
    LC
  - Afghan Babbler / Argya huttoni Afghan Babbler
    NE
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
  - Goldcrest / Regulus regulus Goldcrest
    LC
- Wrens / Troglodytidae Wrens
  - Eurasian Wren / Troglodytes troglodytes Eurasian Wren
    LC
- Nuthatches / Sittidae Nuthatches
  - Western Rock Nuthatch / Sitta neumayer Western Rock Nuthatch
    LC
  - Eastern Rock Nuthatch / Sitta tephronota Eastern Rock Nuthatch
    LC
  - Eurasian Nuthatch / Sitta europaea Eurasian Nuthatch
    LC
- Wallcreeper / Tichodromidae Wallcreeper
  - Wallcreeper / Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Bank Myna / Acridotheres ginginianus Bank Myna
    LC
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Indian Pied Myna / Gracupica contra Indian Pied Myna
    LC
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Song Thrush / Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
    LC
  - Mistle Thrush / Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush
    LC
  - Redwing / Turdus iliacus Redwing
    NT
  - Common Blackbird / Turdus merula Common Blackbird
    LC
  - Fieldfare / Turdus pilaris Fieldfare
    LC
  - Ring Ouzel / Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel
    LC
  - Black-throated Thrush / Turdus atrogularis Black-throated Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - European Robin / Erithacus rubecula European Robin
    LC
  - White-throated Robin / Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Semicollared Flycatcher / Ficedula semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Eversmann's Redstart / Phoenicurus erythronotus Eversmann's Redstart
    LC
  - Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - Pied Bush Chat / Saxicola caprata Pied Bush Chat
    LC
  - Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian Stonechat
    NE
  - European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Hooded Wheatear / Oenanthe monacha Hooded Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Eastern Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
    NE
  - Red-rumped Wheatear / Oenanthe moesta Red-rumped Wheatear
    LC
  - Finsch's Wheatear / Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear
    LC
  - Mourning Wheatear / Oenanthe lugens Mourning Wheatear
    LC
  - Kurdish Wheatear / Oenanthe xanthoprymna Kurdish Wheatear
    LC
  - Red-tailed Wheatear / Oenanthe chrysopygia Red-tailed Wheatear
    LC
  - White-crowned Wheatear / Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned Wheatear
    LC
  - Hume's Wheatear / Oenanthe albonigra Hume's Wheatear
    LC
- Dippers / Cinclidae Dippers
  - White-throated Dipper / Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Pale Rockfinch / Carpospiza brachydactyla Pale Rockfinch
    LC
  - Rock Sparrow / Petronia petronia Rock Sparrow
    LC
  - White-winged Snowfinch / Montifringilla nivalis White-winged Snowfinch
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Sparrow / Gymnoris xanthocollis Yellow-throated Sparrow
    LC
  - Eurasian Tree Sparrow / Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    LC
  - Spanish Sparrow / Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
  - Dead Sea Sparrow / Passer moabiticus Dead Sea Sparrow
    LC
- Accentors / Prunellidae Accentors
  - Alpine Accentor / Prunella collaris Alpine Accentor
    LC
  - Radde's Accentor / Prunella ocularis Radde's Accentor
    LC
  - Dunnock / Prunella modularis Dunnock
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Long-billed Pipit / Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit
    LC
  - Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Water Pipit / Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Eurasian Chaffinch / Fringilla coelebs Eurasian Chaffinch
    LC
  - Brambling / Fringilla montifringilla Brambling
    LC
  - Hawfinch / Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch
    LC
  - Asian Crimson-winged Finch / Rhodopechys sanguineus Asian Crimson-winged Finch
    LC
  - Trumpeter Finch / Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Finch
    LC
  - Common Rosefinch / Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
    LC
  - European Greenfinch / Chloris chloris European Greenfinch
    LC
  - Desert Finch / Rhodospiza obsoleta Desert Finch
    LC
  - Twite / Linaria flavirostris Twite
    LC
  - Common Linnet / Linaria cannabina Common Linnet
    LC
  - Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea Common Redpoll
    LC
  - European Goldfinch / Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
    LC
  - Red-fronted Serin / Serinus pusillus Red-fronted Serin
    LC
  - European Serin / Serinus serinus European Serin
    LC
  - Syrian Serin / Serinus syriacus Syrian Serin
    VU
  - Eurasian Siskin / Spinus spinus Eurasian Siskin
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Corn Bunting / Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting
    LC
  - Yellowhammer / Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer
    LC
  - Pine Bunting / Emberiza leucocephalos Pine Bunting
    LC
  - Rock Bunting / Emberiza cia Rock Bunting
    LC
  - Grey-necked Bunting / Emberiza buchanani Grey-necked Bunting
    LC
  - Cinereous Bunting / Emberiza cineracea Cinereous Bunting
    NT
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Rustic Bunting / Emberiza rustica Rustic Bunting
    VU
  - Black-headed Bunting / Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting
    LC
  - Common Reed Bunting / Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting
    LC

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Iraq types of birds

25 orders

72 families

219 genera

420 species

Iraq

Iraq, a triangle of mountains, desert, and fertile river valley, is bounded on the east by Iran, on the north by Turkey, on the west by Syria and Jordan, and on the south by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It is twice the size of Idaho. The country has arid desert land west of the Euphrates, a broad central valley between the Euphrates and the Tigris, and mountains in the northeast.

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