{"id":85,"date":"2025-09-24T01:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-09-25T04:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T04:00:28","slug":"birds-of-mexico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/?page_id=85","title":{"rendered":"Birds of Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b406e87 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b406e87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484c4feb cover-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"484c4feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexico-cover-head-on-web.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-303\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexico-cover-head-on-web.png 800w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexico-cover-head-on-web-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mexico-cover-head-on-web-768x947.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f872aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f872aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"birdtitle\" style=\"line-height: 3lh; margin-top: 40.7396px;\">Birds of Mexico<\/h2><p><span class=\"authorline\">by Jacob Rueben<\/span><\/p><p><a style=\"color: #ce805f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/jacob-rueben\/birds-of-mexico\/hardcover\/product-gjqy2k5.html?q=&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"bookversionbutton\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">Original<br \/>Hardcover<\/button><\/a><a style=\"color: #ce805f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/jacob-rueben\/birds-of-mexico\/paperback\/product-yv5y8r5.html?q=&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"bookversionbutton\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">Original<br \/>Paperback<\/button><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554b07dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"554b07dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A beautiful birding companion book that helps you catalogue and learn about the birds you see around you. Keep track of your sightings while recording fond memories, and try to see every bird!<\/p><p>This life list contains all 1014 non-incidental birds in Mexico, as well as extra spots for any birds we don&#8217;t know about. Entries are split taxonomically, with both common and scientific names given for each bird and each taxon. Also included is information about endemic species and conservation status. Write directly in the book to keep track of which birds you&#8217;ve seen on your adventures!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f4a466 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24f4a466\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b38c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b38c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style=&quot;text-align:\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"featuresheader\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Features <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce471fe e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ce471fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9b98b0 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d9b98b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-768x562.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-1024x749.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2448e6cc zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2448e6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Journaling space\u00a0<\/h2><p>Each species has a designated area for sighting notes, so you can keep track of any interesting observations you see in the field. There are also spaces designated to date and location to document your first sighting of each bird species.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42adc9f8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42adc9f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320ffb37 zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320ffb37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">endemic species indicators\u00a0<\/h2><p>Endemic birds are special because they\u2019re only native to one geographical area. We added symbols indicating whether birds are to Mexico, in order to help you find all the birds unique to this region.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3607c8b6 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3607c8b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/endemics-mexico-1-768x581.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/endemics-mexico-1-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/endemics-mexico-1-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/endemics-mexico-1-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/endemics-mexico-1.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1206ea9e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1206ea9e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecb3215 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ecb3215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-768x754.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-208\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-768x754.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-1024x1006.png 1024w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-1536x1509.png 1536w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-2048x2012.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bd937c zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18bd937c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Taxonomic organization<\/h2><p>Our books are organized taxonomically, meaning birds are grouped together by their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships. Each chapter represents a bird order, so once you&#8217;ve completed a chapter you&#8217;ve seen all birds of this order in California! We hope that by organizing our books in this manner we will not only make it easier for experienced birders to locate their bird of interest, but also help new birders learn a bit of taxonomy. Knowledge of taxonomy is not at all needed to use this book, though, as there are \u2193<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244161ac e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"244161ac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2720120f zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2720120f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Common and scientific name indexes<\/h2><p>Sometimes common bird names change. Sometimes bird species get split or combined. This can make birding difficult, as references can become outdated. We did our best to cover our bases by providing both a common name index <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> a scientific name index, the latter being sorted alphabetically by genus. Hopefully this will help you more easily find the bird you&#8217;re looking for!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239c4833 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"239c4833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2-768x554.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-209\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2.png 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5a4a39 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c5a4a39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b21d73e features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b21d73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-768x606.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-1024x807.png 1024w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-1536x1211.png 1536w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-2048x1615.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c55e5b6 zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c55e5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Conservation status\u00a0<\/h2><p>Birding as a hobby is inextricably tied to conservation. We added the current conservation status of each bird species to educate a bit on this topic. If you see that your favorite bird is threatened, consider looking into how and why, and if you have the means, help out your avian friends! That way, future birders can see them too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a64f328 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a64f328\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f003717 zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f003717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">extra pages<\/h2>\nBirding is unpredictable, and that&#8217;s part of why it&#8217;s so fun! To account for birds that are migrating, lost, escaped pets &ndash; whatever it may be, we added extra pages to allow for those nonconventional bird sightings. Each entry has all the same spots for notetaking as our normal entries, as well as an empty sighting map that you can mark up all you want. Sometimes the most interesting birds are the ones we don&#8217;t expect and cannot predict!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2013871b features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2013871b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chilean-flamingo-Mexico-1-768x655.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chilean-flamingo-Mexico-1-768x655.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chilean-flamingo-Mexico-1-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chilean-flamingo-Mexico-1-1024x874.png 1024w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chilean-flamingo-Mexico-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birds of Mexico by Jacob Rueben OriginalHardcoverOriginalPaperback A beautiful birding companion book that helps you catalogue and learn about the birds you see around you. 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