melanerpes hoffmannii-Hoffmanns woodpecker

In a friends garden not far from home

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Awesome find! Was this in Costa Rica? Posted 9 years ago
1. Annette Flottwell
  
  Lion
  
  You are right, I should have set the country :)
  Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks. I know it can be an annoyance, but this is why it is important:
    
    http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlifemap/CR
    
    All that you see there (check the photos - species - etc) links entirely depends on people selecting the country. So you're helping building up a rich catalog of Costa Rica :) Posted 9 years ago

rossro

Bullet Ant

Gr8 capture! Posted 9 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Perfect rain shelter. Posted 9 years ago

The Hoffmann's woodpecker

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.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans

Species identified by Annette Flottwell