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East Africa Firsts

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

Week of 27 Jul to 2 Aug 2026

iNaturalist 73·Macaulay Library Not collected yet·Xeno-canto Not collected yet

Pictures (73)

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.

73 matching pictures

  • Anisotes pubinervius
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Nathaniel Ndighila, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Anisotes pubinervius

    Anisotes pubinervius

  • Boswellia rivae
    🇸🇴 Somalia
    World first ✦

    © Faisal Jama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @faisaljama

    Boswellia rivae

    Boswellia rivae

  • Citrinophila unipunctata
    🇺🇬 Uganda
    World first ✦

    © Catalina Tong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @catalinatong

    Citrinophila unipunctata

    Citrinophila unipunctata

  • Justicia rodgersii
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Justicia rodgersii

    Justicia rodgersii

  • Justicia ukagurensis
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Justicia ukagurensis

    Justicia ukagurensis

  • Kalanchoe bentii
    🇸🇴 Somalia
    World first ✦

    © Ahmed Awale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @awale_acacia

    Kalanchoe bentii

    Kalanchoe bentii

  • Kalanchoe prittwitzii
    🇺🇬 Uganda
    World first ✦

    © Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @botaneek

    Kalanchoe prittwitzii

    Kalanchoe prittwitzii

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    12 Jul 202521
  • Momordica peteri
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Ngumbau Veronicah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Momordica peteri

    Momordica peteri

    View on iNaturalist
    24 Jul 202323
  • Phyllanthus indofischeri
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Justus Kikuvi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @justus38434

    Phyllanthus indofischeri

    Phyllanthus indofischeri

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