Hoffmann's Woodpecker
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Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
317 Verified records at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Hoffmann's woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Honduras south to Costa Rica. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Hoffmann's Woodpecker sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 317 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Pale-billed Woodpecker
LC

Pale-billed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campephilus guatemalensis

5–10% · With luck
Lineated Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryocopus lineatus

5–10% · With luck
White-necked Puffbird
LC

White-necked Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Collared Aracari
LC

Collared Aracari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus torquatus

5–10% · With luck
Keel-billed Toucan
NT

Keel-billed Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
80–90%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
13 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
14 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Hoffmann's Woodpecker sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 317 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

August has the highest sighting rate for Hoffmann's Woodpecker in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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