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Banded parisoma

Curruca boehmi (Reichenow, 1882)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The banded parisoma (Curruca boehmi) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14 g and reach 12.1 cm in length. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Banded parisoma (Curruca boehmi)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the banded parisoma

Weight
14 gsrc for Weight
Length
12.1 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the banded parisoma?

BANDED PARISOMA · LENGTH 12.1 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 12.1 cm, the recorded maximum length of the banded parisoma is about 7.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the banded parisoma live?

Not recorded

What is the banded parisoma?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Banded parisoma” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banded_parisoma&oldid=1380594986), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the banded parisoma sound like?

A.R. Gregory · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the banded parisoma endangered?

The banded parisoma is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the banded parisoma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusCurruca
  7. SpeciesCurruca boehmi (Reichenow, 1882)

Synonyms Parisoma boehmi, Parisoma boehmi boehmi, Parisoma bohmi, Sylvia boehmi

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Banded warblerEnglish
  • BAWAEnglish
  • Огърличесто коприварчеBulgarian
  • tallarol de collarCatalan
  • pěnice pestráCzech
  • Sortbrystet SangerDanish
  • BandgrasmückeGerman
  • BandmeisensängerGerman
  • benda silvioEsperanto
  • Curruca de BöhmSpanish
  • vyötiaiskerttuFinnish
  • Fauvette barréeFrench
  • Fauvette sangléeFrench
  • Parisome sangléeFrench
  • ogrličasta grmušaCroatian
  • Silvia fasciataItalian
  • ムナオビカラムシクイJapanese
  • apykaklėtoji devynbalsėLithuanian
  • Gebandeerde MeeszangerDutch
  • båndsangerNorwegian
  • pokrzewka obrożnaPolish
  • toutinegra-de-böhmPortuguese
  • toutinegra-de-colarPortuguese
  • Ошейниковая синичья славкаRussian
  • Ошейниковая синицевая славкаRussian
  • penica BoehmovaSlovak
  • Bemova grmušaSerbian
  • halsbandssångareSwedish
  • Kuşaklı ÖtleğenTurkish
  • кропив’янка чорносмугаUkrainian
  • 斑林莺Chinese
  • 條紋林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the banded parisoma

Other species in the same genus Curruca.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the banded parisoma?

An adult banded parisoma weighs 14 g and measures 12.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the banded parisoma endangered?

The banded parisoma is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the banded parisoma?

The banded parisoma (Curruca boehmi) belongs to the family Sylviidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{banded_parisoma_2026,
  title = {Banded parisoma (Curruca boehmi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-parisoma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}