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East Africa Firsts

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

Week of 10 to 16 Aug 2026

iNaturalist 82·Macaulay Library Not collected yet·Xeno-canto Not collected yet

Pictures (82)

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.

82 matching pictures

  • Alafia lucida
    🇺🇬 Uganda
    World first ✦

    © Len deBeer, all rights reserved

    Plantsby @lendebeer

    Alafia lucida

    Alafia lucida

  • Argyrophegges kolbei
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Lex Espiritu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @coleolex

    Argyrophegges kolbei

    Argyrophegges kolbei

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    15 Jun 202422
  • Cladoceras subcapitatum
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦Stable

    © Geoffrey Mwachala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @mwachala

    Cladoceras subcapitatum

    Cladoceras subcapitatum

  • Coffea pseudozanguebariae
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Geoffrey Mwachala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @mwachala

    Coffea pseudozanguebariae

    Coffea pseudozanguebariae

  • Diospyros kabuyeana
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦Stable

    © Geoffrey Mwachala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @mwachala

    Diospyros kabuyeana

    Diospyros kabuyeana

  • Justicia salvioides
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦Stable

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

    Plantsby @frasergear

    Justicia salvioides

    Justicia salvioides

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    13 Sep 201732
  • Manilkara sansibarensis
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦Stable

    © Geoffrey Mwachala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @mwachala

    Manilkara sansibarensis

    Manilkara sansibarensis

  • Monanthotaxis fornicata
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦Stable

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

    Monanthotaxis fornicata

    Monanthotaxis fornicata

  • Moringa borziana
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Abigail Church, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Moringa borziana

    Moringa borziana

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