Hoffmann's woodpecker - Melanerpes hoffmannii

Hoffmann's woodpecker, ''Melanerpes hoffmannii'', is a resident breeding bird from southern Honduras south to Costa Rica. It is a common species on the Pacific slopes, locally as high as 2,150 m. It is expanding on the Caribbean slope, aided by deforestation. This is further facilitated by its tendency to wander about outside the breeding season.