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Helme reservoir Berga-Kelbra


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
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

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
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 -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Helme reservoir Berga-Kelbra. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/helme-reservoir-berga-kelbra-iba-germany on 22/09/2023.