Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Nectariniidae > Drepanorhynchus > Drepanorhynchus reichenowiDrepanorhynchus reichenowi (Golden-winged sunbird)Synonyms: Nectarinia reichenowi The golden-winged sunbird (Drepanorhynchus reichenowi) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Three subspecies are recognised.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 5.96885 EDGE Score: 1.94145 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 15 grams | | Birth Weight [2] | 2 grams |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 60 % | | Diet - Nectar [3] | 40 % | | Forages - Aerial [3] | 10 % | | Forages - Canopy [3] | 10 % | | Forages - Mid-High [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Understory [3] | 60 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 1 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
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Albertine Rift montane forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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East African montane forests |
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Serengeti volcanic grasslands |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic |
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Aberdare Mountains |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Arusha National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Cherangani Hills |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Chyulu Hills forests |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Forests west of Lake Edward |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Itombwe Mountains |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kikuyu Escarpment forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lake Elmenteita |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Manyara National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Naivasha |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lendu Plateau |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Longido Game Controlled Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Machakos valleys |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Masai Mara |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Mau forest complex |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Mau Narok: Molo grasslands |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Mount Elgon |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Elgon National Park |
Uganda |
A2, A3 |
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Mount Kabobo |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kenya |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kilimanjaro |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nairobi National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4ii |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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North Pare Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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South Nguruman |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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South Pare Mountains |
Tanzania |
A2, A3 |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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