Banded parisoma

Banded parisoma
Near Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Curruca
Species:
C. boehmi
Binomial name
Curruca boehmi
(Reichenow, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Parisoma boehmi
  • Sylvia boehmi
Audio
Song recorded in southwestern Kenya

The banded parisoma (Curruca boehmi), banded tit warbler or banded warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Measuring 4.75 in (12.1 cm) in length, this bird is identified as gray on top, white below, with a dark chest band. The bird has variable spotting on the throat, white patches on his wing and outer tail, and buff coloring on the belly and undertail.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognised:

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Curruca boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22716883A94515503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716883A94515503.en. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Zimmerman, D.A.; Turner, D.A. and Pearson, D.J. (1999) Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p.482.
  3. ↑ "Banded Parisoma - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  4. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 October 2025.