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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (1990–2000)	7–11 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Northern Karlsruhe Hardt	Landscape Protected Area (-)	-
-	Northern Karlsruhe Hardt	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1962	Hardtwald nördlich von Karlsruhe	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	61
1980	Nördliche Hardt	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	34
1984	Kohlplattenschlag	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1997	Wilhelmsäcker	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	-	Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Karlsruhe Hardt (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-karlsruhe-hardt-iba-germany on 06/01/2025.