Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Golden-winged Sunbird (Drepanorhynchus reichenowi) - HBW 13, p. 273
French: Souimanga à ailes dorées
German: Goldschwingen-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Alidorado
Taxonomy: Drepanorhynchus reichenowi G. A. Fischer, 1884, Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Birds from Mt Elgon, on Kenya-Uganda border, described as race alinderi, but considered inseparable from nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lathburyi (J. G. Williams, 1956) - N Kenya.
- reichenowi G. A. Fischer, 1884 - W & S Uganda E to W & C Kenya, and N Tanzania.
- shellyae (Prigogine, 1952) - E DRCongo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female and a male in an aviary, flying and calling. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 3 years ago 41 sec 4
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A bird on Leonotis flowers
Locality Aberdare National Park, Kenya (ssp reichenowi)
Jean Hupperetz 1 September 2011 1 year ago 4.7 -
A post-breeding adult male feeding on Leonotis nectar.
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (ssp reichenowi)
Steve Garvie 10 July 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
A post-breeding male feeding on Leonotis nectar.
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (ssp reichenowi)
Steve Garvie 10 July 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
A male at Leonotis flowers
Locality Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 4 December 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
Male in breeding plumage
Locality Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Bruno Schmetz 25 September 2007 4 years ago 4.4 -
A male feeding on Leonotis flowers
Locality Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 3 September 2011 1 year ago 3.4
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Calls by a pair and the male singing. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 19 weeks ago 4
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