The Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is a protected area consisting of a wetland area approximately east of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies within the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains, which is an Important Bird Area.
It attracts a wide range of local and migratory water birds and other wildlife including one of the largest populations of snakes within Australia (including the water python and death adder), and includes several raised observation platforms.
Saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) and freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) can be seen at Fogg Dam all year around. Fogg Dam is open 24hr/365days but not preferable at night due to the dangers of crocodiles.
Species lists
+ Birds of the Banks and Sky see Photo above Type Common name Scientific name Finches Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Marshbirds White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus Raptors White bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Raptors Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Seabirds Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida or Chlidonias hybridus Waders Little Curlew Numenius minutus Waders Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella Waders Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Warblers Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Waterbirds Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
+ Birds of the Grassed Shallows see Photo above Type Common name Scientific name Waterbirds B Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Waterbirds Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus Waterbirds Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Waterbirds Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Waterbirds Black-necked Stork or Jabiru Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Waterbirds Brolga Grus rubicunda Waterfowl Magpie Geese Anseranas semipalmata
+ Birds of the Lilied Shallows see Photo above Type Common name Scientific name Marshbirds Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt Himantopus himantopus Marshbirds Comb-crested Jacana or Lilytrotter Irediparra gallinacea Waterbirds Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Waterbirds Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Waterbirds Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Waterbirds Little Egret or Lesser Egret Egretta garzetta immaculata Waterbirds Pied Heron Ardea picata or Egretta picata Waterbirds Great Egret or Great White Ardea alba
+ Birds of the Open Water (01).jpg see Photo above Type Common name Scientific name Seabird Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Seabird Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Seabird Darter Anhinga melanogaster Seabird Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Waterfowl Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Waterfowl Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Waterfowl Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Waterfowl Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
+ Birds of the Paperbarks see Photo above Type Common name Scientific name Koel Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis Bee-eater Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Honeyeater Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis A Honeyeater Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura A Honeyeater Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis Honeyeater Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis Wagtail Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Kingfisher Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Chat Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea
References
Further reading
External links
Fogg Dam Conservation Area official webpage Webpage on the Protected Planet website Friends of Fogg Dam