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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Prong-billed Barbet
Semnornis frantzii
Red-headed Barbet
Eubucco bourcierii
📅 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Hoffmann's Woodpecker sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 2646 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.