Syma

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Syma
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Yellow-billed kingfisher (Syma torotoro)
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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

Syma is a genus of tree kingfishers in the family Alcedinidae that are resident in New Guinea and northeast Australia.

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]

Genus Syma Lesson, 1827 – two species
Common nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeSize and ecologyIUCN status and estimated population
Mountain kingfisher

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Syma megarhyncha
Salvadori, 1896

Two subspecies
New Guinea
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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
New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula in AustraliaSize: 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]

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References

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  2. Lesson, René (1827). "Nouveau gendre d'oiseau". Bulletin Universel des Sciences et de l'Industrie (in French). 11: 443.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p.  376. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. Fry, C. Hilary; Fry, Kathie; Harris, Alan (1992). Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, and Rollers. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 171–174. ISBN   978-0-7136-8028-7.