Banded Warbler

Banded Warbler

Sylvia boehmi

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
428 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Warbler sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 428 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

<5% · Rare
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

<5% · Rare
Garden Warbler
LC

Garden Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia borin

<5% · Rare
Brown Warbler

Brown Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia lugens

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

40–50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

30–40% · Possible
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
14 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Warbler in Serengeti National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Warbler sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 428 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Banded Warbler in Serengeti National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Banded Warbler in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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