I am from Argentina where I grew up and acquired my passion for nature and birds. I am interested in life histories and conservation of Neotropical birds. I have been working in Latin America for almost 20 years. I have worked on many projects in Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Venezuela. I have also participated in field projects in South Africa and the United States. Currently I am writing my thesis about life histories of tropical birds (Graduate Research) . I am also writing a manuscript of the biogeography of the birds of Yacamb National Park (Venezuela), where I have been working for seven seasons for T. E.Martin my advisor. I am also preparing a funding proposal to assess the current distribution and population of the Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi), an endangered bird species from Venezuela and Colombia.

EDUCATION

• Wildlife Biology Masters Program. University of Montana. USA. Since Fall 2007. Expected graduation: May 2009
• Biologist. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. 1995

OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• March - July 2004 -2007. Field technician in the project: Breeding Biology of Neotropical Birds, in "Parque Nacional Yacambú”, Venezuela, carried out by Thomas E. Martin, University of Montana.

Additional Work Experience

Biancucci, L. and T. E. Martin. 2008. First description of the breeding biology and natural history of the ochre-breasted brush finch (Atlapetes semirufus) in Venezuela. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(4):856-862. [PDF]

Rios, M., G. Londono, and L. Biancucci. 2008. Notes on birds that follow army ants in the Northern Andes. Ornitologia Neotropical 19:137-142. [PDF]