
The Namaqua warbler (Phragmacia substriata), 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.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 77 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Namaqua Warbler is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
77 records, iNaturalist
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Species
Phragmacia substriata
Records
77
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Namaqua Warbler on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Namaqua Warbler is most recorded in Western Cape (53% of records), Northern Cape (40% of records), based on 77 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Namaqua Warbler on site or nearby.
The Namaqua Warbler is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Namaqua warbler (Phragmacia substriata), 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.