Research Article

Foraging Habitat Distributions Affect Territory Size and Shape in the Tuamotu Kingfisher

Table 1

Characteristics of Tuamotu kingfisher territories on two study sites differing in landscape structure on Niau Atoll in 2006–2008. Mean values and ranges are shown for each metric.

Study site TerritoryCoconut plantation forestLengthWidthLength-to-Width ratio

Lagoon206.1 ha (1.5–12.2)3.2 ha (1.2–6.7)424 m (219–626)271 m (98–455)0.63 (0.36–0.87)
Coast93.3 ha (1.0–5.2)2.0 ha (0.7–3.9)460 m (312–652)140 m (90–190)0.36 (0.21–0.67)