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East Africa Firsts

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

Week of 12 to 18 Oct 2026

iNaturalist 92·Macaulay Library 18·Xeno-canto 13(week before: 113 · 7 · 0)

Pictures (99)

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.

99 matching pictures

  • Aphyosemion pseudoelegans
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦Stable

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

    Fishesby @koenbetjes

    Aphyosemion pseudoelegans

    Aphyosemion pseudoelegans

  • Camponotus wellmani
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦Stable

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

    Camponotus wellmani

    Camponotus wellmani

  • Cufondont's Dayflower
    🇪🇹 Ethiopia
    World first ✦Stable

    © François Morand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @f_morand

    Cufondont's Dayflower

    Commelina cufodontii

    View on iNaturalist
    24 Nov 201931
  • Entandrophragma utile
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

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

    Plantsby @bartwursten

    Entandrophragma utile

    Entandrophragma utile

  • Ethiopian Striped Mouse
    🇪🇹 Ethiopia
    World first ✦

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

    Mammalsby @inlandbirder

    Ethiopian Striped Mouse

    Mus imberbis

    View on iNaturalist
    30 Oct 201321
  • Hargeisa Cat Snake
    🇪🇹 Ethiopia
    World first ✦

    © Abdi Hassen Farid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Reptilesby @abdi-farid

    Hargeisa Cat Snake

    Telescopus mazuchi

  • Helichrysum helothamnus
    🇷🇼 Rwanda
    World first ✦

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

    Helichrysum helothamnus

    Helichrysum helothamnus

  • Lannea schimperi
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Warren McCleland, all rights reserved

    Plantsby @warrenmcc

    Lannea schimperi

    Lannea schimperi

  • Lysimachia angustiloba
    🇷🇼 Rwanda
    World first ✦

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

    Plantsby @bartwursten

    Lysimachia angustiloba

    Lysimachia angustiloba

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