Banded Parisoma
Photo © Claude Kolwelter
Photo © Claude Kolwelter — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #97935717The 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. == Subspecies == Three subspecies are recognised: 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
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