page_title: Namaqua warbler
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Namaqua warbler / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Namaqua warbler (Phragmacia substriata) at Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa. In typical habitat; dense cover in a Karoo watercourse.
context_page_description: The Namaqua warbler, also known as the Namaqua prinia or white-breasted prinia, is a small passerine bird, a cisticolid warbler and the sole member of the genus Phragmacia. It was formerly placed in the genus Prinia, but was found to be sufficiently distinct to warrant a genus of its own.
context_section_description: This is a resident breeder in western South Africa and southern Namibia.  It is a species endemic to the Karoo in thick bushes in dry river gullies and reedbeds near rivers and dams.
caption: Namaqua warbler in typical habitat; dense cover in a Karoo watercourse
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