Sylvia boehmi
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on John Cox's illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 239 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 411 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Warbler in Tarangire National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Tarangire National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none 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.
Among the best
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Banded Warbler sightings, Tarangire National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Tarangire National Park (239 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.
