Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC389163]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Santa Ana, Provincia de San Jos\u00e9 (United World College Costa Rica), Costa Rica (call)
Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC384209]
by Doug Knapp from Hacienda M\u00e9rida, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua (drumming)
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.