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 |
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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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA 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 |
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 | - |
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.