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;[[:Category:Melanerpes|Melanerpes]] hoffmannii | ;[[:Category:Melanerpes|Melanerpes]] hoffmannii | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Hoffmann's WP male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br/>Photo by {{user|jtwood|jtwood}}<br/>Location: [[Costa Rica]], November 2008]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 18 cm long and weighs 68g. Upperparts and wings barred black and white, a white rump. The underparts are pale buff-grey with a yellow central belly patch. The male has a red crown, white forehead and yellow nape. The female | + | 18 cm long and weighs 68g. Upperparts and wings barred black and white, a white rump. The underparts are pale buff-grey with a yellow central belly patch. The male has a red crown, white forehead and yellow nape. The female has a white crown and forehead and yellow nape. Young birds are duller, have less white above and less yellow on the belly. |
| − | + | [[Image:Hoffmann's WP fem.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br/>Photo by {{user|DiggitalD|DiggitalD}}<br/>Location: Alajuela, [[Costa Rica]]]] | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Pacific slope of s [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and | + | Pacific slope of s [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This species is monotypic[#References| | + | This species is monotypic<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Deciduous open woodland. | Deciduous open woodland. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | + | #Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melanerpes+hoffmannii}} | {{GSearch|Melanerpes+hoffmannii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melanerpes]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melanerpes]] | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 25 June 2009
- Melanerpes hoffmannii
Identification
18 cm long and weighs 68g. Upperparts and wings barred black and white, a white rump. The underparts are pale buff-grey with a yellow central belly patch. The male has a red crown, white forehead and yellow nape. The female has a white crown and forehead and yellow nape. Young birds are duller, have less white above and less yellow on the belly.
Distribution
Pacific slope of s Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic1
Habitat
Deciduous open woodland.
Behaviour
It nests in an unlined hole up to 9 m high in a dead tree. The clutch is two or three glossy white eggs, incubated by both sexes. Diet includes insects, often extracted from decaying wood, and fruit and nectar.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
