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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
Marbled Wood-Quail, Tiny Hawk, Uniform Crake, Scarlet Macaw, Striped Cuckoo, White-tipped Sicklebill, Mangrove Hummingbird, White-crested Coquette, Charming Hummingbird, Red-rumped Woodpecker, Long-tailed Woodcreeper, Black-faced Antthrush, Black-tailed Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cotinga, Turquoise Cotinga, Black-bellied Wren, Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, Red-breasted Blackbird, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Slate-colored Seedeater, Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
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, Purple-crowned 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 & Esquinas Rainforest Lodge (both highly regarded birding destinations), Suital Lodge (near Mogos), and Danta Corcovado Lodge.
Contact Details
See website (below)
