Cephalopyrus is a genus of birds in the tit family bird species assigned to the family Paridae.

Paridae: New Latin, from Latin Parus, type genus + -idae.
parus or paru: Latin for tit or chickadee.

Cephalopyrus scientific name is a combination of two Ancient Greek words:
 Kephale (κεφαλή): Meaning "head".
 Purrhos (πυρρός): Meaning "flame-colored", "red", or "orange" (derived from pyr, meaning "fire").