Species of bird
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.
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
Subspecies listed alphabetically:[4]
- C. b. boehmi (Reichenow, 1882) – S Kenya and NE, C & SW Tanzania
- C. b. marsabit (van Someren, 1931) – NC Kenya
- C. b. somalica (Friedmann, 1928) – NC, E & SW Ethiopia, NW Somalia and NE Kenya
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Zimmerman, D.A.; Turner, D.A. and Pearson, D.J. (1999) Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p.482.
- ^ "Banded Parisoma - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ Banded Warbler, IBC
External links
- Banded parisoma, Tanzania Birds
- Parisoma boehmi, ZipCodeZoo
