‘Carpintero de Hoffmann’ Hoffman’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii)

This adult male woodpecker is found on the Pacific slope from the south of Honduras to Costa Rica. It prefers deciduous forests, light woodland, second growth and scattered tree growth areas. He likes to feed on beetles, ants, larvae, fruit, and nectar.






Its voice is a hard metallic rattle, in repeated short bursts, followed by a nasal rattle. Woick-a woick-a woick-a…or wicka wicka wicka followed by a nodding of the entire body.

Source: A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Skutch