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Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

The adult is 18 cm long. Its upperparts and wings are 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.

Habitat:

Garden in Alajuela.

Reference Links:

Hoffmann's woodpecker

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Comments (2)
The MnMs
Thanks Joshua! I will add the woodpeckers I have seen in CR as they can also be found in North America. Also I have quite a few to post from California :-)
JoshuaGSmith
Hi Marta, this is very cool. I would like to invite you to my mission for the woodpeckers of North America! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/71226021

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PublishedAugust 2, 2014

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