Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC489546]
by Mario Reyes Jr from Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica (call)
Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC62245]
by Andrew Spencer from Club Campestre Esteli, Esteli, Nicaragua (call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons), and sometimes regarded as conspecific. Hybridizes with Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) in southern Honduras (R Pespire) and with Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) in central Costa Rica.