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Northern Karlsruhe Hardt


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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding 1990-2000 7-11 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Northern Karlsruhe Hardt Nature Reserve -
- Northern Karlsruhe Hardt Landscape Protected Area -
1962 Hardtwald nördlich von Karlsruhe Landschaftschutzgebiet 61
1980 Nördliche Hardt Landschaftschutzgebiet 34
1984 Kohlplattenschlag Naturschutzgebiet 1
1997 Wilhelmsäcker Naturschutzgebiet <1
2004 Hardtwald nördlich von Karlsruhe Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 98
2004 Hardtwald zwischen Graben und Karlsruhe Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 92

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas -
Forest Mixed woodland -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Karlsruhe Hardt (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-karlsruhe-hardt-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.