Bennu heron

Bennu heron; Temporal range: Holocene, 0.00255 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Representation of the Bennu of 1878
Conservation status
	; Extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Genus:	Ardea
Species:	†A. bennuides
Binomial name
	†Ardea bennuides; Hoch, 1979

The Bennu heron (Ardea bennuides) is a large extinct heron from the United Arab Emirates. Its remains have been dated to the Umm al-Nar period (2500 – 2000 BCE).^[1] It is thought to have been the inspiration for the Bennu in Egyptian mythology, hence the specific name.^[2]

References

^ Potts, D.T. "Before the Emirates: an Archaeological and Historical Account of Developments in the Region c. 5000 BC to 676 AD" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-19.
^ "Bennu Heron". Songbird ReMix Birds of Legend. Ken Gilliland. Retrieved 2012-08-19.

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[1] Potts, D.T. "Before the Emirates: an Archaeological and Historical Account of Developments in the Region c. 5000 BC to 676 AD" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-19.

[2] "Bennu Heron". Songbird ReMix Birds of Legend. Ken Gilliland. Retrieved 2012-08-19.

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