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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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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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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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