Biodiversity · East Africa
East Africa Firsts
First observations, photos, sounds and videos from nine East African countries.
Week of 13 to 19 Jul 2026
iNaturalist 24·Macaulay Library Not collected yet·Xeno-canto Not collected yet
Pictures (24)
The first photo each archive holds of a species from a country: iNaturalist's first Research Grade observation of any plant, animal or fungus, and Macaulay Library's first bird photo.
What pictures include
The first photo each archive holds of a species from a country: iNaturalist's first Research Grade observation of any plant, animal or fungus, and Macaulay Library's first bird photo.
24 matching pictures
🇹🇿 TanzaniaWorld first ✦© Steve Babbs, all rights reserved
🇰🇪 KenyaEast Africa first© Bakari Plants (Bakari Garise), all rights reserved
🇹🇿 TanzaniaEast Africa first© Bright Men, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
🇺🇬 UgandaEast Africa firstStable© verdicks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Insectsby @verdicksCreatonotos punctivitta
Creatonotos punctivitta
ChangedUpdated: Stable → Stable
StableStable16 Aug 2026
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🇰🇪 KenyaEast Africa firstStable© Rudy Gelis, all rights reserved
🇨🇩 DR Congo© Chris Muyisa, all rights reserved
🇸🇴 SomaliaEast Africa firstStable© Faisal Jama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Plantsby @faisaljamaPhoenix caespitosa
Phoenix caespitosa
ChangedUpdated: Stable → Stable
StableStable16 Aug 2026
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🇨🇩 DR CongoWorld first ✦Stable© Mathias D'haen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Mammalsby @mathiasdhaenPousargues' Mongoose
Dologale dybowskii
ChangedUpdated: Stable → Stable
StableStable16 Aug 2026
View on iNaturalist1 Jan 201731
🇰🇪 KenyaEast Africa first© Salisha Chandra, all rights reserved