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Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	C2a(i)	B1ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(i)

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Endangered	C2a(i)
2016	Endangered	B1ab(iii,v);C2a(i)
2012	Endangered	B1ab(iii,v);C2a(i)
2008	Endangered	B1a+b(iii,v); C2a(i)
2004	Endangered
2000	Endangered
1996	Endangered
1994	Endangered
1988	Threatened

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	17 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	960 km2	medium
Number of locations	6	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1000-2499 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2019
Population trend	decreasing	medium	inferred	2017-2027
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Generation length	3 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	6	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size was estimated not to exceed 1,000 birds by (Harrap 2002). With the discovery of the additional two sites, it is now estimated that the population size could be between 500-1,000 breeding pairs (Haddad and Afoutni 2019). It is therefore placed in the band 1,000-2,499 mature individuals, but the upper estimate is closer to 2,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: This species has a high forest dependency. Between 2009-2019, its range experienced a forest loss of 6.1% (Global Forest Watch 2020). Additionally, declines in density have been observed in its stronghold on the Guerrouch massif. In 1991, densities of 2-3.1 pairs per 10 ha were found by Bellatreche (1991) (as reported by Moulai et al. 2017), whereas in 2016, densities of 1-2 pairs per 10 ha were found by Moulai et al. (2017). The population is therefore inferred to be declining. 

The reduction in population densities reported by Moulai et al. (2017) equates to a decline of 35-50% over a 25-years period, which equates roughly to a rate of decline of 15-25% over ten years. The rates of decline at the other sites is unknown, however it is likely to be declining at a higher rate than forest loss alone (which would equate to <10%). Due to uncertainties, the overall rate of decline is precautionarily placed in the band 20-29% over ten years.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Algeria	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Algeria	Djebel Babor et Tababort
Algeria	Taza

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	50 - 2004 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Human intrusions & disturbance	War, civil unrest & military exercises	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species disturbance
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Trend Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Likely to Return		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Transportation & service corridors	Roads & railroads	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/algerian-nuthatch-sitta-ledanti on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.