- 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 as 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 monotypic[#References|[1]]]
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