Where to see
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Masaya Volcano National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Hoffmann's Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Masaya Volcano National Park
In Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Hoffmann's Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Santa Rosa National Park and more
After Masaya Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Hoffmann's Woodpecker are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%), Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Masaya Volcano National Park (about 90%), December in Santa Rosa National Park (about 80%) and February and August in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hoffmann's Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Hoffmann's Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
