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East Africa Firsts

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

Week of 21 to 27 Sept 2026

iNaturalist 51·Macaulay Library 14·Xeno-canto 1(week before: 65 · 4 · 3)

Pictures (53)

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.

53 matching pictures

  • Afralebra superba
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Ian Davies, all rights reserved

    Insectsby @iandavies

    Afralebra superba

    Afralebra superba

  • Afrosciadium friesiorum
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

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

    Plantsby @padraicflood

    Afrosciadium friesiorum

    Afrosciadium friesiorum

  • Baliochila dubiosa
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

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

    Insectsby @jose_sikawa

    Baliochila dubiosa

    Baliochila dubiosa

  • Commelina obscura
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦Stable

    © tetyanakuchma, some rights reserved (CC BY)

    Commelina obscura

    Commelina obscura

    View on iNaturalist
    24 May 202331
  • Mesoborus crocodilus
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Gina Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Fishesby @ginawalsh

    Mesoborus crocodilus

    Mesoborus crocodilus

  • Monostichodus mesmaekersi
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Gina Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Fishesby @ginawalsh

    Monostichodus mesmaekersi

    Monostichodus mesmaekersi

  • Parauchenoglanis stiassnyae
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Gina Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Fishesby @ginawalsh

    Parauchenoglanis stiassnyae

    Parauchenoglanis stiassnyae

  • Polystachya nyanzensis
    🇺🇬 Uganda
    World first ✦

    © Adrian Constantino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Polystachya nyanzensis

    Polystachya nyanzensis

  • Rice Tetra
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Gina Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Fishesby @ginawalsh

    Rice Tetra

    Phenacogrammus flexus

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