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East Africa Firsts

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

Week of 19 to 25 Oct 2026

iNaturalist 90·Macaulay Library 28·Xeno-canto 1(week before: 92 · 18 · 13)

Pictures (90)

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.

90 matching pictures

  • Alchemilla cyclophylla
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦Stable

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

    Plantsby @padraicflood

    Alchemilla cyclophylla

    Alchemilla cyclophylla

  • Alchemilla pedata
    🇪🇹 Ethiopia
    World first ✦Stable

    © Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @ronf

    Alchemilla pedata

    Alchemilla pedata

  • Anthomyia ornata
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Juan van den Heever, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Anthomyia ornata

    Anthomyia ornata

  • Apteroscirtus planidorsatus
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Emmanuel Gesura, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @gesura

    Apteroscirtus planidorsatus

    Apteroscirtus planidorsatus

  • Balacra compsa
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Daniel Alempijevic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Insectsby @dalempijevic1

    Balacra compsa

    Balacra compsa

  • Baliochila confusa
    🇰🇪 Kenya
    World first ✦

    © Stephanie Dolrenry, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

    Insectsby @sdolrenry

    Baliochila confusa

    Baliochila confusa

  • Blockhead Cichlid
    🇨🇩 DR Congo
    World first ✦

    © Tobit Liyandja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Fishesby @tldl1984

    Blockhead Cichlid

    Steatocranus tinanti

  • Chenopodiastrum fasciculosum
    🇪🇹 Ethiopia
    World first ✦

    © Mitiku Muanenda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

    Plantsby @mmaunenda

    Chenopodiastrum fasciculosum

    Chenopodiastrum fasciculosum

  • Enteromius quadrilineatus
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
    World first ✦

    © Rob Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

    Fishesby @rob_palmer

    Enteromius quadrilineatus

    Enteromius quadrilineatus

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