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title: "Black-headed Bulbul"
description: "Microtarsus melanocephalos — Vogels. The black-headed bulbul (Microtarsus melanocephalos) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-headed-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-headed Bulbul

> Microtarsus melanocephalos — Vogels. The black-headed bulbul (Microtarsus melanocephalos) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

- Scientific name: *Microtarsus melanocephalos*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1813
- iNaturalist taxon: [1506384](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1506384)

## Names

- en: Black-headed Bulbul
- de: Schwarzkopfbülbül
- es: Bulbul Cabecinegro
- fr: Bulbul cap-nègre

## Countries with the most observations

MY (540), TH (492), IN (308), ID (147), VN (45), KH (42), PH (29), CN (21), SG (20), BD (17), MM (13), LA (5)

## Summary

The black-headed bulbul (Microtarsus melanocephalos) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in forests in south-eastern Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_bulbul

## Photo

![Black-headed Bulbul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-headed-bulbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330874286

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-headed-bulbul?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).