Yes. I have 4 NZ bird books, all list all 8 species as Shag, some with
alternate group name as Cormorant. The aspect of "although the 'shag' of Europe
is a distinct species" occurs a huge variety of birds - such as Magpie.
Although if someone votes just for "Shag" I don't see how that vote would
count, as that is not one identifiable species.
I had not thought before about what "shag" might mean but it is suggested as
shaggy, which actually fits the plumage of the Darter better than cormorants.
The 1978 Australian recommended names list used Black-faced Shag based on the
at the time assessment of being in a different genus. I thought it was because
it was mainly a marine bird.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Dabb
Sent: Saturday, 6 October, 2018 10:50 AM
To: 'canberrabirds chatline'
Subject: New Zealand bird of the year poll subject to dirty tricks - by Aussies
New Zealanders do indeed refer to their cormorants as 'shags', although the '
shag' of Europe is a distinct species. One reason for the persistence of
'shag' in the Australian vernacular is probably that waves of shag-using New
Zealanders are in opposition to the tide towards uniform use of 'cormorant'
among bird-interested Australians.
-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel <>
Sent: Friday, 5 October 2018 5:46 PM
To: canberrabirds chatline <>
Subject: New Zealand bird of the year poll subject to dirty tricks - by Aussies
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/05/desperate-for-a-shag-fraudsters-target-new-zealands-bird-of-the-year-poll
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