Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC166239]
by Jim Holmes from La Ensenada, Costa Rica (call)
Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) [XC615396]
by Paul Driver from Choluteca, Choluteca, Departamento de Choluteca, Honduras (song)
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.