Syma
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Name (Latin)
Syma
See Also From tracing topical name
Kingfishers
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q683652
Library of congress:
sh2020001115
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Linck, E. Gene flow and models of avian speciation in tropical mountains, 2019:abstr. (Syma; New Guinea kingfisher species, Syma torotoro; its montane sister species, Syma megarhyncha)
- Avibase - the world bird database, via WWW, Apr. 24, 2020(Syma. Genus. Family: Alcedinidae)
- Birds of the world, via Cornell Lab of Ornithology website, Apr. 24, 2020(Genus Syma, Family Alcedinidae)
- ITIS, Apr. 24, 2020(Genus Syma, Subfamily Halcyoninae, Family Alcedinidae - Kingfishers)
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Syma torotoro
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Wikipedia description:
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. Syma was the name of a sea nymph in Greek mythology. The genus contains two species: 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.
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