In the Pyramid Texts of Old Kingdom Egypt, the yellow wagtail was considered a representation of Atum himself and might have been the first inspiration for the Bennu bird, which, in turn, is the supposed inspiration for the phoenix of Greek mythology. Gallery References Sources External links Ageing and sexing (PDF; 4.2 MB) by Javier Blasco-Zumeta & Gerd-Michael Heinze Oiseaux Images Western yellow wagtail – Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. western yellow wagtail Birds of Eurasia Birds described in 1758 Birds of East Africa western yellow wagtail