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Birdsong field guide

Banded Parisoma

Curruca boehmi

A small, distinctive Old World warbler of East African drylands characterized by its bold black breast band and pale eyes.

What it sounds like

A complex series of rapid, high-pitched rattling trills and dry, chattering whistles.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Peter Boesman · TanzaniaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

Molecular studies recently reassigned this species from the genus Parisoma to Curruca, grouping it with typical sylviid warblers.
It is easily identified by a narrow, dark crescent-shaped band across its upper breast which contrasts against white underparts.
The bird possesses a striking pale whitish iris, a feature that distinguishes it from many similar-looking warblers in its range.
It is primarily an insectivore, frequently seen gleaning small invertebrates and larvae from acacia foliage.
During foraging, it often displays a restless behavior, frequently flicking its tail and moving rapidly through thorny branches.

Habitat

Arid and semi-arid acacia-dominated savanna and thorn-scrub.

Range

East Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Similar & commonly confused birds

African Desert WarblerCurruca deserti Arabian WarblerCurruca leucomelaena Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana Balearic WarblerCurruca balearica Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea Cyprus WarblerCurruca melanothorax

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