Sylvia boehmi
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on John Cox's illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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.
Three subspecies are recognised: Curruca boehmi somalica (Friedmann, 1928) – Ethiopia, northwest Somalia and northeast Kenya Curruca boehmi marsabit (Van Someren, 1931) – central north Kenya Curruca boehmi boehmi (Reichenow, 1882) – south Kenya and Tanzania
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Warbler sighting in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 307 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Warbler in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months. Those are among Lake Manyara National Park's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in September.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Banded Warbler sightings, Lake Manyara National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%), Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Manyara National Park (27 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
