Hoffmann´s Woodpecker, Costa Rica


🔍 Hoffmann´s Woodpecker | Melanerpes hoffmannii 🪶

📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷

💬 This species of woodpecker can be distinguished between the male and female since the male has a red crown and yellow nape while the female lacks a red crown.

Also Known as:

Hoffmann Woodpecker

Size:

Weight: 62 – 84 g

Length: 18 – 21 cm

Wingspan: 12.4 – 13.6 cm

Coloration:

Drab yellowish-gray face and sides of throat, black and white barred back and upper rump, unbarred white lower rump and uppertail coverts, black flight feathers with white bars and spots

Life Span

5 – 15 years

Published by Carlos Morales

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