Maiyo Research Institute

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East Africa Species Watch

Review the weekly archive of newly detected, Research Grade, photo-backed country species records.
8 countries · 26,734 country-species records

East Africa species watch

Biodiversity overview

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Country species records26,734sum across countries, not globally unique
Countries tracked8including Somalia
Latest country firsts73latest completed scan
Last scan3h 37mAug 2, 2026, 11:37 AM

East Africa

Taxonomic mix

Country-species records
Insecta8,09330%
Plantae7,50228%
Aves4,37916%
Actinopterygii1,7056%
Animalia1,0174%
Mollusca9784%
Mammalia9213%
Reptilia8663%
Arachnida4122%

Cumulative discovery

Growth over years

Research Grade · photo-backed
01.9K3.9K5.8K7.8K20102015202020252026
🇹🇿 Tanzania🇰🇪 Kenya🇺🇬 Uganda🇨🇩 DR Congo🇷🇼 Rwanda🇧🇮 Burundi🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇸 South Sudan

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