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Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Photo by The MnMs
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Description:

These were the woodpeckers hanging out in the same tree as the rufous-naped wrens. The one in the pics seems to be a male.

The adult Hoffmann's Woodpecker is 18 cm long. Its upperparts and wings are neatly barred with black and white, and it has a white rump. The underparts are pale buff-grey with a yellow central belly patch. The male has a white forehead, red crown, and yellow nape. The female has a white crown and forehead and reduced yellow nape. Young birds are duller, have less white above and less yellow on the belly.

Habitat:

Tree forest between Quepos and Manuel Antonio.

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