The Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher has dark and pale colour morphs, with a large red bill, blue upperparts, and orange underparts. It lives in forest and dense secondary growth in the central and southern Philippines, including away from water.
Both dark and pale morphs have a large red bill. The upperparts are blue and the underparts orange; the white throat blends into the orange breast.
It occurs in primary and secondary rainforest, monsoon forest, overgrown plantations, and dense second growth, often away from water.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.