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Black-Headed Bulbul 
(Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Microtarsus melanocephalos, formerly Brachypodius melanocephalos)

Black-Headed Bulbul (Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Brachypodius melanocephalos) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
The bird is found in forests in south-eastern Asia.

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.

The bird earlier were referred to as Brachypodius atriceps, Pycnonotus atriceps.
The family name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
The word Brachypodius combines the Ancient Greek brakhus meaning "short" with pous, podos meaning "foot".
melanocephalos: Latin from Greek
 melas-  "black" 
 -kephalos  "-headed".

The genus Brachypodius is a small genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae, that are found in South and Southeast Asia.
The word Brachypodius combines the Ancient Greek brakhus meaning "short" with pous, podos meaning "foot".

1/ The black-headed bulbul (Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Brachypodius 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.

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.