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Syma
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 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.