Sylvia boehmi
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on John Cox's illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Warbler sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, July and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Warbler in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in August and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Samburu National Reserve's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 95 mm in April.
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.
Yes
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Banded Warbler sightings, Samburu National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come 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 Samburu National Reserve (189 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.
