Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC773924]
by Robin Carter from Puntarenas, Costa Rica (call)
Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC498193]
by from Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica (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.