Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage | 1995 | 750 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Anas crecca | NR | passage | 1994 | 4,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 1995 | 1,000-4,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 1995 | 3,000-4,000 individuals | B1iv, C5 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Thyra im Südharz | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 21 | protected area overlaps with site | 2 |
Schloßberg - Solwiesen | Naturschutzgebiet | 542 | protected area overlaps with site | 208 |
Kyffhäuser - Badraer Schweiz - Solwiesen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,382 | protected area overlaps with site | 271 |
Kyffhäuser - Badraer Schweiz - Helmestausee | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,781 | protected area overlaps with site | 628 |
Kyffhäuser | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,185 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Kyffhäuser | Nature Park | 30,566 | protected area overlaps with site | 632 |
Helmestausee Berga-Kelbra (Anteil Sachsen-Anhalt) | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 784 | protected area contained by site | 705 |
Helmestausee Berga-Kelbra | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,453 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,453 |
Helmestausee Berga-Kelbra | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,097 | protected area overlaps with site | 815 |
Helmestausee | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,794 | protected area overlaps with site | 634 |
Helme mit Mühlgräben | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 45 | protected area overlaps with site | 8 |
Gewässersystem der Helmeniederung | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 234 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land | - |
Unknown | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Helme reservoir Berga-Kelbra. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.