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Syma
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Syma is a genus of tree kingfishers in the family Alcedinidae that are resident in New Guinea and northeast Australia.
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Syma | |
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Yellow-billed kingfisher (Syma torotoro) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Syma Lesson, 1827 |
Type species | |
Syma torotoro[1] Lesson, 1827 |
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The genus was introduced by the French surgeon and naturalist René Lesson in 1827.[2] Syma was the name of a sea nymph in Greek mythology.[3]
The genus contains two species:[4]
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Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Syma megarhyncha | Mountain kingfisher | New Guinea | |
![]() | Syma torotoro | Yellow-billed kingfisher | New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula in Australia |
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The adults of both species have bright yellow bills. The mountain kingfisher is endemic to the mountainous regions of New Guinea. The yellow-billed kingfisher occurs in lowland areas of New Guinea and on the Cape York Peninsula in north eastern Australia.[5]