Algerian Nuthatch (Sitta ledanti)

Other Names (World)
Algerian Nuthatch, Kabylie Nuthatch

Family
Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Size
12.50 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vielliard, 1976

Habitat
Montane oak forests. From 350 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Algeria (B) (NB).

North-eastern Algeria (Petite Kabylie mountain region).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction due to clearing and fire are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects, seeds.

Voice
A 'tseet tseet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Algerian Nuthatch (Sitta ledanti) [XC454875]
by Andrew Spencer from Djimla, Jijel Province, Algeria (call)

Algerian Nuthatch (Sitta ledanti) [XC432126]
by Phil Gregory from Bouafrane, Jijel Province, Algeria (call)

Nest
In a hole, of an old woodpeckers nest or self excavated, usually in an old pine, cedar or oak tree about 3 - 15 m above the ground.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

A member of a species group that contains also Corsican Nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi), Krueper's Nuthatch (Sitta krueperi), Snowy-browed Nuthatch (Sitta villosa), Yunnan Nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis) and Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), and all sometimes thought to form a superspecies. Differs from others of group in being slightly larger and less restricted to coniferous forest. Recent evidence from mitochondrial DNA suggests that its closest relative is Krueper's Nuthatch (Sitta krueperi), with Corsican Nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi), Snowy-browed Nuthatch (Sitta villosa) and Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) more distantly related (no Yunnan Nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis) material was available for analysis).

References
See References.

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