Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve Explained

Type:protected
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
State:nt
City:Middle Point[1]
Iucn Category:V
Coordinates:-12.5664°N 131.3014°W
Relief:yes
Nearest Town Or City:Humpty Doo
Area Footnotes:[2]
Established Footnotes:[3]
Visitation Num:63,200
Visitation Year:2017
Visitation Footnotes:[4]
Managing Authorities:Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Url:https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park/find-a-park-to-visit/fogg-dam-conservation-area

The Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is a protected area consisting of a wetland area approximately 70km (40miles) 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 24/7/365.

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
Raptors White bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Raptors Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
Seabirds Whiskered Tern
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
Waterbirds Brolga Grus rubicunda
Waterfowl Magpie GeeseAnseranas semipalmata
Birds of the Lilied Shallows see Photo above
Type Common name Scientific name
Marshbirds Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied StiltHimantopus himantopus
Marshbirds Comb-crested Jacana or Lilytrotter
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
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-gooseNettapus 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 HoneyeaterRufous-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

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for "Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve" . NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 4 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in the Northern Territory (2012). 2012. 10 April 2015. Department of Environment.
  3. Web site: Place Names Register Extract. Northern Territory Land Information System. Northern Territory Government. 3 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Park visitor data . Department of Tourism Sport and Culture . Northern Territory Government . 20 April 2019. Traffic counters located at entry point..