Editing Algerian nuthatch (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird endemic to Algeria}}
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| name = Algerian nuthatch
| image = Sitta ledanti - Karim Haddad (cropped).jpeg
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=''Sitta ledanti'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T22711179A119435091 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22711179A119435091.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Sitta
| species = ledanti
| authority = [[Jacques Vielliard|Vielliard]], 1976
| range_map = Sitta ledanti distribution map-fr.svg
| range_map_alt = Map showing the breeding range of ''Sitta ledanti''
| range_map_caption = Distribution map showing the forests used by the nuthatch in red
}}
The '''Algerian nuthatch''' or '''Kabyle nuthatch''' ('''''Sitta ledanti''''') is a [[species]] of bird in the nuthatch family [[Sittidae]]. It is a medium-sized nuthatch, measuring between {{convert|11.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} and {{convert|12.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The {{birdgloss|upperparts}} are bluish-grey. The male can be distinguished from the female by the black front of its {{birdgloss|crown}}. The species is [[Non-migratory|sedentary]]; it feeds on [[arthropods]] in summer and on seeds in winter. The breeding season takes place around May–June. The nest, built in a hole of tree, shelters a laying of three or four eggs, brooded by the female. The chicks are fed by both parents.

The Kabyle nuthatch is the only bird species [[endemic]] to [[Algeria]], where it now inhabits only certain [[conifer]]ous and [[broad-leaved tree|broadleaf]] [[forest]]s in the [[Kabylia]] region in the north of the country. Its [[Binomial nomenclature|scientific name]] pays tribute to Jean-Paul Ledant, a Belgian amateur naturalist who discovered the bird in October 1975 and named it "[[:fr:Sittelle_kabyle|la Sittelle Kabyle]]" (''the Kabyle nuthatch''); the description of the bird was made by the French ornithologist Jacques Vielliard. The news of this discovery greatly surprised the ornithological world and received international media coverage. The Algerian nuthatch is closely related to [[Krüper's nuthatch]] (''Sitta krueperi''). The bird has only a limited and [[Relict (biology)|relict]] range, threatened by fire, [[erosion]] and human action; the species is therefore considered "[[Endangered species|endangered]]" by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]].