Microtarsus is a genus of passerine birds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae, that are found in South and Southeast Asia.

1/ The black-headed bulbul (Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Microtarsus melanocephalos) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in forests in south-eastern Asia.

The bird earlier were referred to as Brachypodius atriceps, Pycnonotus atriceps, and Brachypodius melanocephalos.

Passeriformes comes from Latin: passer meaning "sparrow" and -formes (from -formis) meaning "-shaped" or a bird order..
Pycnonotidae: from Greek puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed" (noton: back).
Microtarsus comes from Greek roots: mikros (μικρός) meaning "small" and tarsos (ταρσός) meaning "ankle" or "sole of the foot," essentially meaning "small-footed" or "small-ankled.