Banded parisoma

The banded parisoma^[2] (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.

Banded parisoma
Near Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Song recorded in southwestern Kenya
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

Measuring 4.75 in (12.1 cm)^[2] 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.^[3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognised:^[4]

• C. b. somalica (Friedmann, 1928) – Ethiopia, northwest Somalia and northeast Kenya
• C. b. marsabit (Van Someren, 1931) – central north Kenya
• C. b. boehmi (Reichenow, 1882) – south Kenya and Tanzania