The African Dwarf Kingfisher is described as the world's smallest kingfisher, with an orange forehead, rufous crown, and blue-violet back.
Adults have black lores and an eye-line, orange sides to the forehead, and a black center to the forehead. They also have a rufous crown, blue-violet back, and orange underparts.
It searches for food alone or in pairs in low vegetation in forest and forest edges, feeding mainly on insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.