Ceyx Mindanensis,
Meet the ultra-colourful Southern Philippine dwarf kingfisher.
The Philippines is home to an incredibly colourful group of kingfishers ‘Ceyx Mindanensis’ the tiniest species of forest kingfisher.
Very few people have the opportunity to see one, but field biologist Miguel David De Leon from the Robert S. Kennedy Bird Conservancy was lucky enough to recently photograph the dwarf kingfisher.
Let these images brighten up your day!
All images courtesy of Miguel David De Leon / Australian Geographic











