Algerian nuthatch

Sitta ledanti

The Algerian nuthatch (Sitta ledanti) is a bird found in Algeria. Found in Algeria. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Sitta ledanti
Region	Europe
Found in	Algeria

🏡 Where the Algerian nuthatch lives

Found in Algeria.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🌰 Seeds & nuts50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 17 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and seeds.

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Recorded by Karim Haddad (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC975030. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Algerian nuthatch

Where does the Algerian nuthatch live?

The Algerian nuthatch lives in Algeria. Found in Algeria.

What does the Algerian nuthatch eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), seeds and nuts (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Algerian nuthatch endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.