Partitioning of Foraging Habitat by Three Kingfishers (Alcedinidae: Cerylinae) along the South Llano River, Texas, USA

Current northward expansion of Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) and Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) into central Texas places them in aquatic systems with the temperate Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). Recent contact among the three species provides an opportunity to assess resource partitioning. A 23.5 km stretch of the South Llano River near Junction, Texas, USA was surveyed to determine seasonal abundance and compare...