Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B1iv, C2, C3, C5 (2002)
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Area: 1,454 hectares (14.54 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A storage lake used for water management since 1967, sometimes dry in winter. It is surrounded by grassland with reeds Phragmites, scrub, and alluvial forest flooded by the River Helme.
Key biodiversity
The site is a migratory bottleneck, where up to 4,000 Grus grus regularly pass. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (5 breeding pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Helme reservoir Berga-Kelbra (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/helme-reservoir-berga-kelbra-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.