''Melanocephalus'' ( fem.: ''melanocephala''; n.: ''melanocephalum'') is an epithet often used as the second word of a binomial name. It derives from

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words meaning 'black-headed'. It is used in the names of the following species:

Mammals

Black-headed uakari The golden-backed uakari (''Cacajao melanocephalus'') or black-headed uakari, is a New World primate from the family Pitheciidae. It lives in the Amazon Rainforest, and is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It has black h ...

, ''Cacajao melanocephalus''

Birds

* Arabian partridge, ''Alectoris melanocephala'' *

Black turnstone The black turnstone (''Arenaria melanocephala'') is a species of small wading bird. It is one of two species of turnstone in the genus ''Arenaria'' the ruddy turnstone (''A. interpres'') being the other. It is now classified in the sandpiper fa ...

, ''Arenaria melanocephala'' * Black-headed berryeater, ''Carpornis melanocephala'' * Black-headed bunting, ''Emberiza melanocephala'' *

Black-headed grosbeak The black-headed grosbeak (''Pheucticus melanocephalus'') is a medium-sized, seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the rose-breasted grosbeak (''P. ludovicianus'') with which it hybridizes on ...

, ''Pheucticus melanocephalus'' *

Black-headed heron The black-headed heron (''Ardea melanocephala'') is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy sea ...

, ''Ardea melanocephala'' *

Black-headed ibis The black-headed ibis (''Threskiornis melanocephalus''), also known as the Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis, is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the South and Southeas ...

, ''Threskiornis melanocephalus'' * Black-headed oriole, ''Icterus melanocephalus'' *

Black-headed parrot The black-headed parrot (''Pionites melanocephalus'' ; sometimes incorrectly ''Pionites melanocephala''), also known as the black-headed caique, black-capped parrot or pallid parrot (for ''P. m. pallidus''), is one of the four species in the gen ...

, ''Pionites melanocephala'' *

Black-headed trogon The black-headed trogon (''Trogon melanocephalus'') is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The black-headed trogon ...

, ''Trogon melanocephalus'' *

Black-headed weaver The black-headed weaver (''Ploceus melanocephalus''), also known as yellow-backed weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Taxonomy and systematics ''P. victoriae'' Ash, 1986 is now thought to be a hybrid between ''P. melanoceph ...

, ''Ploceus melanocephalus'' * Black-throated barbet, ''Tricholaema melanocephala'' * Chatham Island bellbird, ''Anthornis melanocephala'' *

Mediterranean gull The Mediterranean gull (''Ichthyaetus melanocephalus'') is a small gull. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus ''Ichthyaetus'' is from ''ikhthus'', "fish", and ''aetos'', "eagle", and the specific ''melanocephalus'' is from ''mel ...

, ''Larus melanocephalus'' *

Noisy miner The noisy miner (''Manorina melanocephala'') is a bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, and is endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. This miner is a grey bird, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow ...

, ''Manorina melanocephala'' *

Red-backed fairywren The red-backed fairywren (''Malurus melanocephalus'') is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia and can be found near rivers and coastal areas along the northern and eastern coastlines ...

, ''Malurus melanocephalus'' *

Sardinian warbler The Sardinian warbler (''Curruca melanocephala'') is a common and widespread typical warbler from the Mediterranean region. Like most ''Curruca'' species, it has distinct male and female plumages. The adult male has a grey back, whitish underpart ...

, ''Sylvia melanocephala'' * Spectacled whitestart, ''Myioborus melanocephalus'' * Spot-breasted plover, ''Vanellus melanocephalus'' *

Western tragopan The western tragopan or western horned tragopan (''Tragopan melanocephalus'') is a medium-sized brightly plumed pheasant found along the Himalayas from north-eastern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan in the west to Ut ...

, ''Tragopan melanocephalus''

Reptiles

* Black-headed python, ''Aspidites melanocephalus'' * '' Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus'' * Black-headed bushmaster, ''Lachesis melanocephala'' * Black-headed dwarf chamaeleon, ''Bradypodion melanocephalum''

Fish

* Redtail filefish, ''Pervagor melanocephalus'' * Largesnout goby, ''Awaous melanocephalus''

Insects

Beetles

*'' Calathus melanocephalus'', a ground beetle *'' Cercyon melanocephalus'', a beetle *'' Cyclocephala melanocephala'', a beetle *'' Dermestes melanocephalus'', a beetle *'' Dromius melanocephalus'', a ground beetle *'' Galeruca melanocephala'', a leaf beetle *'' Lasioderma melanocephalum'', a beetle *'' Paramecosoma melanocephalum'', a beetle *'' Parazuphium melanocephalum'', a beetle

True bugs

* '' Arocatus melanocephalus'', a lygaeid bug *'' Cymus melanocephalus'', a lygaeid bug

True files

*'' Wyeomyia melanocephala'', a mosquito

Hymenopterans

*'' Neivamyrmex melanocephalus'', an ant *''

Odynerus melanocephalus ''Odynerus'' is a primarily Holarctic genus of potter wasps. The name of this genus has been widely used as a root to construct many other genus-level names for potter wasps with non-petiolated metasoma, such as '' Euodynerus'', '' Acarodynerus ...

'', a potter wasp *''

Tapinoma melanocephalum ''Tapinoma melanocephalum'' is a species of ant that goes by the common name ghost ant. They are recognised by their dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster (abdomen). This colouring makes this tiny ant seem even smaller. Descript ...

'', an ant

Butterflies and moths

*'' Sesia melanocephala'', a hornet moth

Molluscs

*'' Krynickillus melanocephalus'', a slug

Crustaceans

* ''Ligia melanocephala'', ''Ligidium melanocephalum'' or ''Zia melanocephala'', all of which are synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum''

Vascular plants

* Blackhead fleabane, ''Erigeron melanocephalus'' * the hawkweed '' Hieracium melanocephalum''

Fungi

* '' Puccinia melanocephala'', a rust