Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 58% of visitor-days record a Hoffmann's Woodpecker sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 317 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

August has the highest sighting rate for Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.