Golden-winged sunbird

Golden-winged sunbird
A male in breeding plumage in Kenya feeding on Leonotis nectar
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Drepanorhynchus
Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
Species:
D. reichenowi
Binomial name
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Subspecies
  • D. r. reichenowi
  • D. r. lathburyi
  • D. r. shellyae
Synonyms
  • Nectarinia reichenowi

The golden-winged sunbird (Drepanorhynchus reichenowi) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Three subspecies are recognised. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests and East African montane forests.