Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes hoffmannii (Hoffmann's Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Carara National Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Hoffmann's Woodpecker sighting in Carara National Park, based on 2219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Carara National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Carara National Park in our monthly data.