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East Africa Firsts

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

Week of 3 to 9 Aug 2026

iNaturalist 67·Macaulay Library Not collected yet·Xeno-canto Not collected yet

Pictures (67)

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.

67 matching pictures

  • Congo Dropwing
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY)

    Insectsby @muir

    Congo Dropwing

    Trithemis congolica

    6 Dec 201422
  • Dorylus politus
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © jannisg, all rights reserved

    Insectsby @jannisg

    Dorylus politus

    Dorylus politus

    View on iNaturalist
    25 Jul 202626
  • Heliocopris smithi
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Nicola Marchioli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @nikx63

    Heliocopris smithi

    Heliocopris smithi

  • Heliocopris werneri
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Tommy Sandri, some rights reserved (CC BY)

    Insectsby @tommysandri

    Heliocopris werneri

    Heliocopris werneri

    View on iNaturalist
    21 Jun 202624
  • Sagina abyssinica
    🇺🇬 Uganda
    World first ✦Stable

    © Tony KM, some rights reserved (CC BY)

    Plantsby @t0nb0

    Sagina abyssinica

    Sagina abyssinica

  • Smoky Dropwing
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY)

    Insectsby @muir

    Smoky Dropwing

    Trithemis fumosa

    7 Dec 201422
  • Arrow-leafed Morning Glory
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    East Africa first

    © Paula Kahumbu, all rights reserved

    Plantsby @paulakahumbu

    Arrow-leafed Morning Glory

    Ipomoea sagittifolia

    View on iNaturalist
    11 Apr 202621
  • Cerastium octandrum
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Pádraic Flood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

    Plantsby @padraicflood

    Cerastium octandrum

    Cerastium octandrum

  • Chiasmia confuscata
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    East Africa first

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

    Insectsby @ianjpoole

    Chiasmia confuscata

    Chiasmia confuscata

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