Syma
Genus of birds
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Syma is a genus of tree kingfishers in the family Alcedinidae that are resident in New Guinea and northeast Australia.
| Syma | |
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| Yellow-billed kingfisher (Syma torotoro) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Syma Lesson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Syma torotoro[1] Lesson, 1827 | |
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]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Mountain kingfisher
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Syma megarhyncha Salvadori, 1896 |
New Guinea |
Size: Males weighing 52–60 g (1.8–2.1 oz) and females weighing 49–63 g (1.7–2.2 oz). Adults are between 21–24 cm (8.3–9.4 in) in length. Habitat: Diet: |
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| Yellow-billed kingfisher
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Syma torotoro Lesson, 1827 Three subspecies
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New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula in Australia | Size: 20 cm (7.9 in) long, with a wingspan of 29 cm (11 in), and it weighs 30–50 g (1.1–1.8 oz) Habitat: Diet: |
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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]
