John Mittermeier

Dr John Mittermeier is the founder and director of the Search for Lost Birds at American Bird Conservancy. He led his first expedition to find a lost bird nearly twenty years ago and ever since has been traveling to the most remote corners of the planet to look for and learn about these species.

Mittermeier founded the Search for Lost Birds in 2021 after joining American Bird Conservancy, and since its inception the initiative has resulted in multiple rediscoveries and coverage in hundreds of news articles around the world including the New York Times, BBC, Guardian, and New Scientist among others. He is based in the US.