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East Africa Firsts

First observations, photos, sounds and videos from nine East African countries.

Week of 20 to 26 Jul 2026

iNaturalist 68·Macaulay Library Not collected yet·Xeno-canto Not collected yet

Pictures (68)

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.

68 matching pictures

  • Afrocarduus theodori
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Berit Gehrke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @beritgehrke

    Afrocarduus theodori

    Afrocarduus theodori

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    28 Sep 200422
  • Brachystegia manga
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © coqwallon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @coqwallon

    Brachystegia manga

    Brachystegia manga

  • Chitocompsus raffrai
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © mameissner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @mameissner

    Chitocompsus raffrai

    Chitocompsus raffrai

  • Commelina pseudopurpurea
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © frasergear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @frasergear

    Commelina pseudopurpurea

    Commelina pseudopurpurea

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    13 Feb 202221
  • Craspedophorus oxygonus
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Connor E. J. Graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @carabid_47

    Craspedophorus oxygonus

    Craspedophorus oxygonus

  • Craspedophorus symei
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

    Insectsby @diogoluiz

    Craspedophorus symei

    Craspedophorus symei

  • Euphorbia wakefieldii
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © © Nyi Nyi Aung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Euphorbia wakefieldii

    Euphorbia wakefieldii

  • Indigofera spinosa
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Warren McCleland, all rights reserved

    Plantsby @warrenmcc

    Indigofera spinosa

    Indigofera spinosa

  • Ipomoea pileata
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © dougbell, all rights reserved

    Plantsby @dougbell

    Ipomoea pileata

    Ipomoea pileata

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