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Black Bulbul
Also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul
(Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

The black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

Hypsipetes is a genus of bulbuls, songbirds in the family Pycnonotidae. Most of its species are found in tropical forests around the Indian Ocean.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hupsi meaning "high" with petēs meaning "-flyer".

1/ Malagasy bulbul (Cành cạch Madagascar, Hypsipetes madagascariensis)

2/ Black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul

Malagasy bulbul 
(Cành cạch Madagascar, Hypsipetes madagascariensis)

The Malagasy bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Madagascar and other regional islands in the south-western Indian Ocean, Vietnam.

The family name Pycnonotidae is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
The genus name Hypsipetes combines the Ancient Greek hupsi meaning "high" with petēs meaning "-flyer".