Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Masaya Volcano National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
90–100
Mar
90–100
Apr
90–100
May
90–100
Jun
80–90
Jul
90–100
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
80–90%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
13 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
14 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Masaya Volcano National Park?

About 88% of visitor-days record a Hoffmann's Woodpecker sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park, based on 1116 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Masaya Volcano National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Masaya Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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