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Overview
The Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve was established in 1979 to protect lowland forested areas around the Golfo Dulce. The reserve was intended to function as a corridor protecting forest areas between Piedras Blancas National Park and Corcovado National Park
Birds
Notable Species
Mangrove Hummingbird, White-crested Coquette, Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, Red-breasted Blackbird
Rarities
Harpy Eagle, Crested Eagle, Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
Great Tinamou, Little Tinamou, Brown Booby, Neotropic Cormorant, Anhinga, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Agami Heron, Boat-billed Heron, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, King Vulture, Gray-headed Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite, Double-toothed Kite, Pearl Kite, Tiny Hawk, Crane Hawk, White Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Ornate Hawk-Eagle, Black Hawk-Eagle, Collared Forest-Falcon, Gray-necked Wood-Rail, Uniform Crake, White-throated Crake, Gray-breasted Crake, Gray-headed Chachalaca, Collared Plover, American Oystercatcher, Wandering Tattler, Surfbird, Laughing Gull, Royal Tern, Pale-vented Pigeon, Short-billed Pigeon, White-tipped Dove, Gray-chested Dove, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Mealy Parrot, Brown-hooded Parrot, White-crowned Parrot, Scarlet Macaw, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Costa Rican Swift, Long-billed Hermit, White-tipped Sicklebill, Purplecrowned Fairy, Charming Hummingbird, Garden Emerald, Blue-throated Goldentail, Mangrove Hummingbird, White-crested Coquette, Scaly-breasted Hummingbird, White-necked Jacobin, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Violet-crowned Woodnymph, Black-throated Trogon, Gartered Trogon, Baird's Trogon, Slaty-tailed Trogon, Ringed Kingfisher, American Pygmy Kingfisher, Green Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Blue-crowned Motmot, White-necked Puffbird, Black-mandibled Toucan, Fiery-billed Aracari, Golden-naped Woodpecker, Red Crowned Woodpecker, Olivaceous Piculet, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Plain Xenops, Northern Barred Woodcreeper, Tawny-winged Woodcreeper, Long-tailed Woodcreeper, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Cocoa Woodcreeper, Black-striped Woodcreeper, Barred Antshrike, Great Antshrike, Russet Antshrike, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Bare-crowned Antbird, Bicolored Antbird, Plain Antvireo, Black-faced Antthrush, Orange-collared Manakin, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Paltry Tyrannulet, Piratic Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flycatcher, Northern Bentbill, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Rufous Mourner, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Gray-capped Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Rufous Piha, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Riverside Wren, Plain Wren, Black-bellied Wren, House Wren, White-breasted Wood-Wren, Scaly-breasted Wren, Swainson's Thrush, Wood Thrush, Clay-colored Robin, Tropical Gnatcatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Lesser Greenlet, Tawny-crowned Greenlet, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Buff-rumped Warbler, Bananaquit, Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, White-shouldered Tanager, Summer Tanager, Cherrie's Tanager, Blue-gray Tanager, Palm Tanager, Gray-headed Tanager, Golden-hooded Tanager, Green Honeycreeper, Shining Honeycreeper, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Blue-black Grassquit, Ruddy-breasted Seedeater, Slate-colored Seedeater, White-collared Seedeater, Variable Seedeater, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Orange-billed Sparrow, Black-striped Sparrow, Buff-throated Saltator, Blue-black Grosbeak, Red-breasted Blackbird, Melodious Blackbird, Thick-billed Euphonia, Yellow-crowned Euphonia, White-vented Euphonia, Spot-crowned Euphonia
Other Wildlife
Site Information
History and Use
Established in 1979 to protect lowland forested areas and to connect Piedras Blancas National Park & Corcovado National Park.
Areas of Interest
To do
Access and Facilities
Lodging in the area includes Bosque del Rio Tigre (highly regarded birding destination), Suital Lodge (near Mogos), and Danta Corcovado Lodge.
Contact Details
See website (below)
