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title: "Hoffmanns specht"
description: "Melanerpes hoffmannii — Vogels. Hoffmann's woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/hoffmann-s-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hoffmanns specht

> Melanerpes hoffmannii — Vogels. Hoffmann's woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Melanerpes hoffmannii*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 3752
- Wikidata: [Q646553](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646553)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18179](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18179)

## Names

- en: Hoffmann's Woodpecker
- de: Hoffmannspecht
- es: Carpintero de Hoffmann
- fr: Pic de Hoffmann
- nl: Hoffmanns specht
- pl: Dzięciur płomiennogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2873), NI (366), HN (19)

## Summary

Hoffmann's woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Honduras south to Costa Rica.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoffmann%27s_woodpecker

## Photo

![Hoffmanns specht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hoffmann-s-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rancho Los Ángeles · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291370613

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hoffmann-s-woodpecker?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).