DE170
Kellerwald


IBA Justification

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

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (1997–2000) 3–5 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident (1998) 5–10 pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding (1997–2000) 4 pairs C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding (1997–2000) 18–25 pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident (1998) 20–30 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (1997–2000) 250 pairs C6
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor LC breeding (1997–2000) 35 pairs B2
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva LC breeding (1997–2000) 1 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1936 Stausee von Affoldern Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1937 Paradies bei Gellershausen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1942 Bernertsgrund bei Löhlbach Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1961 Lengelbachtal Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1973 Fahrentriesch Bärenbachtal Arensberg Bloßenberg Nature Reserve (IV) 1
1986 Sondertal und Talgraben bei Bad Wildungen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1988 Ederseeufer bei Herzhausen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1990 Waldschutzgebiet Gatter Edersee Landscape Protection Area (V) 14
1990 Dicker Kopf Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1990 Hagenstein Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1990 Ruhlauber Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1991 Rabenstein bei Affoldern Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1992 Lengelbachtal Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) <1
1993 Auenverbund Lahn-Ohm Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 1
1993 Auenverbund Eder Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) <1
1993 Auenverbund Eder Landscape Protection Area (V) <1
1993 Auenverbund Lahn-Ohm Landscape Protection Area (V) 1
1994 Bilstein bei Bad Wildungen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1994 Wohrateiche bei Haina Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1995 Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1996 Kalkrain bei Giflitz Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
2001 Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park (V) 84
2004 Kellerwald-Edersee Nationalpark (II) 18

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland - Humid grasslands
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Scree & boulders
Shrubland - Scrub
Wetlands (inland) - Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kellerwald (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kellerwald-iba-germany on 25/12/2024.