Biodiversity · East Africa
East Africa Firsts
First observations, photos, sounds and videos from nine East African countries.
Week of 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
iNaturalist 114·Macaulay Library 20·Xeno-canto 6(week before: 90 · 28 · 1)
Pictures (123)
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.
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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.
123 matching pictures
🇰🇪 KenyaWorld first ✦© ssali_kanyama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Plantsby @ssali_kanyamaAchyrospermum schimperi
Achyrospermum schimperi
View on iNaturalist27 Sep 20232
🇹🇿 TanzaniaWorld first ✦© Johannes Harnisch, all rights reserved
Fungiby @jrussulaAmanita strobilaceovolvata
Amanita strobilaceovolvata
View on iNaturalist28 Mar 202622
🇰🇪 KenyaWorld first ✦© Abigail Church, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
🇹🇿 TanzaniaWorld first ✦© Stephen Tirone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
🇪🇹 EthiopiaWorld first ✦© Mitiku Muanenda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
🇪🇹 EthiopiaWorld first ✦© Frederic Griesbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Reptilesby @frederic_griesbaumEthiopian House Snake
Pseudoboodon abyssinicus
View on iNaturalist22 Oct 202624
🇪🇹 EthiopiaWorld first ✦© Mitiku Muanenda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
🇷🇼 RwandaWorld first ✦Stable© Pascal, all rights reserved
🇷🇼 RwandaWorld first ✦© Mayur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)