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Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii, is a resident bird of Middle America, breeding from Honduras to Costa Rica. It belongs to the woodpecker family and is found in dry and deciduous woodland, as well as more open places such as coffee plantations, parks and gardens. It is a monotypic species. The bird was first described by Cabanis in 1862 and was named for the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann. Its range also includes the Pacific slope through Nicaragua, with one record from El Salvador.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- Middle America: Honduras to Costa Rica
