Phil Gregory

Phil Gregory was born in the UK and became a birder when the steam engines were scrapped and birding offered a way to travel and look for wonderful things. The quest for birds has led to many forays in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. He and his wife, Sue, worked as teachers for eight years in Nigeria and Zambia, and for seven years in Papua New Guinea. Since 1997 they have lived in Australia.

Phil's major interests are field identification, vocalizations, and the geographic distribution of birds. He has contributed to various reference books including The Handbook of Birds of the World and has now written three books: The Lynx Field Guide to the Birds of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago (2017), A Field Guide to the Birds of North Queensland (with photos by Jun Matsui; 2018), and a family monograph on Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds (2020). He also published and now maintains three online checklists, for Australia and its island territories, New Guinea and associated islands, and the Solomon Islands.

Phil and his wife, Sue, sold the well-known Cassowary House at Kuranda, near Cairns in far north Queensland in early 2020, and have relocated to a rainforest property near Malanda on the Atherton Tablelands, which they share with his son and his wife plus a grandson and two large German Shepherds. Look for Phil guiding Field Guides tours to Japan, Taiwan, Cambodia, Ghana, Mongolia and Madagascar.

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Client comment
"A wonderful and unforgettable tour. Phil Gregory is a superb, patient, unflappable guide, with tremendous knowledge of Madagascar and a great sense of humor. I loved the fact that the tour visited many areas of Madagascar... I will never forget the marvelous flora, fauna, people, accommodations, and other exotic sights. Best features were the lemurs, beautiful, exotic birds...couas, vangas, ground-rollers, cuckoo-rollers, mesites, asitys. Great guides and compatible fellow participants." E.C., MADAGASCAR

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