Los Cusingos – San Isidro de General
This intermontane, beautiful valley is just east of the highest peak in Costa Rica, Mt. Chirripo (12,532 ft.). While primarily an agricultural area of the country, visitors will also find numerous groves of secondary forest. Being at the foothills of the Talamanca Mountains provides numerous bird habitats including foothills, middle elevations, tropical and cloud forests.…
Quick Facts on Los Cusingos – San Isidro de General
Hotspot Type
Wildlife Refuge
Habitat
Bird Species
Bay-headed Tanager, Gray-headed Tanager, Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager, Speckled Tanager, Turquoise Cotinga, Red-capped Manakin, Blue-crowned Manakin, Orange-collared Manakin, Lesson’s Motmot, Golden-crowned Spadebill, Riverside Wren, Rufous-breasted Wren, Great Tinamou, Fiery-billed Aracari, Baird’s Trogon, Bicolored Antbird, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Black-faced Antthrush, Common Potoo, Golden-naped Woodpecker, Northern barred Woodcreeper, White-crested Coquette, Bronzy Hermit, Long-billed Hermit, Stripe-throated Hermit, Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet, Spot-crowned Euphonia, Blue Dacnis, Shining Honeycreeper, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Green Honeycreeper, Scaly-breasted Hummingbird, Scaly-breasted Wren, Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Ruddy Woodcreeper, Olivaceous Piculet
This intermontane, beautiful valley is just east of the highest peak in Costa Rica, Mt. Chirripo (12,532 ft.). While primarily an agricultural area of the country, visitors will also find numerous groves of secondary forest. Being at the foothills of the Talamanca Mountains provides numerous bird habitats including foothills, middle elevations, tropical and cloud forests. This diversity provides the perfect environment for an extremely wide array of bird species. San Isidro del General was home to the famous Naturalist, Dr. Alexander Skutch. His home, Los Cusingos, still stands and is a wonderful place for birders to visit for bird watching and photography.
Los Cusingos – San Isidro de General
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