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East Africa Firsts

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

Week of 5 to 11 Oct 2026

iNaturalist 113·Macaulay Library 7·Xeno-canto 0(week before: 74 · 7 · 14)

Pictures (115)

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.

115 matching pictures

  • Bolbitis gemmifera
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @bartwursten

    Bolbitis gemmifera

    Bolbitis gemmifera

  • Cyaneyed Tetra
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

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

    Fishesby @ginawalsh

    Cyaneyed Tetra

    Phenacogrammus aurantiacus

  • Distichodus atroventralis
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Alfred Mongoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Fishesby @alfred52978

    Distichodus atroventralis

    Distichodus atroventralis

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    16 Sep 202622
  • Echinops kebericho
    🇪🇹 Ethiopia
    World first ✦

    © Ahmed Yesuf, all rights reserved

    Plantsby @ahmedy

    Echinops kebericho

    Echinops kebericho

  • Eremospatha cuspidata
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦Stable

    © Edouard Ilunga wa Ilunga, all rights reserved

    Eremospatha cuspidata

    Eremospatha cuspidata

  • Heliocopris alatus
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © david_guo618, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @david_guo618

    Heliocopris alatus

    Heliocopris alatus

  • Lobelia scebelii
    🇪🇹 Ethiopia
    World first ✦

    © John Sterling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @jsterling60

    Lobelia scebelii

    Lobelia scebelii

  • Lualaba Worm Lizard
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Connor Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Reptilesby @connor_ryan

    Lualaba Worm Lizard

    Monopeltis adercae

  • Paraphosphorus bipunctatus
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦Stable

    © tony ndiritu, all rights reserved

    Insectsby @tony15513

    Paraphosphorus bipunctatus

    Paraphosphorus bipunctatus

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    23 Aug 202533
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