Bianca Reinert

Bianca Luiza Reinert (c. 1966 – 10 September 2018) was a Brazilian biologist and ornithologist.[1][2] She was one of a group of ornithologists who discovered a previously undocumented species of swamp bird, Formicivora acutirostris. She also worked to create a nature reserve to preserve its habitat.[3]

Bianca Luiza Reinert
Bornc. 1966
Died10 September 2018
Burial placeCuritiba
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Federal University of Paraná
Rio de Janeiro State University
Occupation(s)Biologist, ornithologist

Education

Reinert held a degree in Biological Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, a master's degree in Forestry Sciences from the Federal University of Paraná, and a Ph.D. in Zoology from Rio de Janeiro State University.[1]

Career

Reinert was a researcher at the Natural History Museum in Curitiba.[4] In 1995, she was working on the Parana coast with colleagues Dante Teixeira and Marcos Bonrnschien when they discovered an undocumented bird. On examination, the group decided it was a new genus as well as a new species: Stymphalornis acutirostris.[5] The taboa swamp that the bird lived in was being encroached on by human activities, so in 2008 Reinert and others formed an organisation to create a nature reserve in nearby Guaratuba.[1][6] In 2009, Reinert and four others purchased land in Guaratuba and had it designated as a Private Natural Heritage Reserve (Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural).[7] In 2015, a species of toad found in Brazil, Melanophryniscus biancae, was named in her honor due to her conservation efforts.[8]

Reinert collaborated with poet, Adélia Maria Woellner, and illustrator, Kitty Harvill to produce a picture book, A descoberta do Bicudinho-do-Brejo, which is about S. acutirostris and was released in July 2018.[9] Reinert invited Woellner to work with her on the book in order to increase the public's knowledge of S. acutirostris.[10]

Selected publications
  • Conhecendo Aves Silvestres Brasileiras: Knowing Brazilian Birds (with Marcos R. Bornschein and Ricardo Belmonte-Lopes, 2004)[11]

Personal life

Reinert died after a battle with cancer and was buried in Curitiba.[3] She was 52 years old.[12]

References
  1. "O Brasil perde a bióloga Bianca Reinert – uma apaixonada pelo bicudinho-do-brejo". Conexão Planeta (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Bianca Luiza Reinert | Ornitologia". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. Bragança, Daniele (10 September 2018). "A conservação perde a ornitóloga Bianca Reinert". Oeco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "N. 69 - Janeiro/Fevereiro 1996". www.ao.com.br. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. Reinert, Bianca L.; Belmonte-Lopes, Ricardo; Bornschein, Marcos R.; Sobotka, Daiane D.; Correa, Leandro; Pie, Marcos R.; Pizo, Marco A. (2012). "Nest and Eggs of the Marsh Antwren (Stymphalornis Acutirostris): The Only Marsh-Dwelling Thamnophilid". Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 124 (2): 286–291. doi:10.1676/11-099.1. S2CID 85776048.
  6. Legge and Brooman, Deborah and Simon (2000). Law Relating to Animals. Cavendish Publishing. p. 375.
  7. Grandisoli, Edson. "Empreendedor ambiental leva R$ 1 milhão". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  8. Fonseca, Vandré (15 December 2015). "Novos anfíbios nas bromélias da Mata Atlântica". Oeco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  9. "A Escritora e poeta Adélia Maria Woellner lança com as amigas, a bióloga Bianca Luiza Reinert e a artista plástica e ilustradora Kitty Harvill o livro "A descoberta do Bicudinho-do-Brejo"". SemeARTE Cultura (in Portuguese). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  10. Spack, Emanuelle (3 July 2018). "Bicudinho-do-brejo alça voos nas páginas de papel para dar vida a uma linda história". Central das Noticias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  11. "Aves brasileiras são retratadas em guia fotográfico – Ambientebrasil – Notícias". noticias.ambientebrasil.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 November 2004. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  12. "Falecimentos (10/09/2018)" Tribuna. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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