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Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Photo by bayucca
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii), male, Atenas, Costa Rica

Habitat:

Feeding on African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata).

Notes:

I should better call him "Carpaintero", look at the fresh-painted head...

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PublishedDecember 29, 2011

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