Costa Rica's Drake Bay, on the biodiverse Osa Peninsula, gives access to the productive Eastern Tropical Pacific where the warm North Equatorial Counter-Current concentrates an exceptional seabird assemblage. Offshore trips regularly find four booby species — Red-footed, Nazca, Masked, and Blue-footed — alongside Red-billed Tropicbird, Magnificent Frigatebird, and Pomarine Jaeger. Wedge-rumped, Black, and Least Storm-Petrels dance over the swells, while Galapagos, Wedge-tailed, and Pink-footed Shearwaters pass on migration, and dolphins, sea turtles, and occasional Whale Sharks round out one of Central America's most species-rich pelagic destinations.
Drake Bay Birdwatching
Costa Rica has 1 pelagic birding trip listed in the directory.
Pelagic trips in Costa Rica depart from Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Province of Puntarenas.
Drake Bay Birdwatching operates the pelagic birding trip listed for Costa Rica.
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