After 130 years of evading scientists and photographers, the minuscule and ultra-rare South Philippine dwarf kingfisher has finally been photographed.
Covered in gorgeous plumage made up of metallic orange, blue, and magenta-colored spots, the bird is the tiniest of all the forest kingfisher birds known to man. It was first observed and described during the Steere Expedition exactly 130 years ago, at the time of writing, but its sneaky nature and diminutive size have made it all but impossible for scientists and explorers to snag photos during all that time.
