Aspidites melanocephalus, the Black-headed Python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae ( the python family ) that is native to Australia.

The taxonomic reference ( Gr. Aspidites " shield bearer " melanocephalus " Black-headed ") relates to the two large shield shaped scales on the top of the snakes head and the dark scales of the head and neck.

**** Black-headed Trogon, Trogon melanocephalus

*** Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus

* Trogon melanocephalus Black-headed Trogon

* Threskiornis melanocephalus Black-headed Ibis

* Carpornis melanocephalus Black-headed Berryeater

* Ploceus melanocephalus Black-headed Weaver

* Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak

*** Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus

It is considered part of a superspecies complex with the Sacred Ibis ( T. aethiopicus ) of Africa, and the Black-headed Ibis ( T. melanocephalus ) of Asia.

** Black-headed Weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus

This allowed hybridization with the Black-headed Grosbeak subspecies P. melanocephalus papago Range expansions also seem also to have occurred elsewhere, for example in northern Ohio where it bred rarely if at all in the 1900s ( decade ), but it by no means an uncommon breeder today.

* Two races of the Black-headed Pardalote, melanocephalus and uropygialis, from north-eastern New South Wales to north-eastern Queensland, and across the Top End to the Kimberley.

** Black-headed uakari, Cacajao melanocephalus

The Black-headed Ibis or Oriental White Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia from northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka east up to Japan.

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus )- juvenile troubling adult possibly for food W IMG 2763. jpg | juvenile troubling adult possibly for food in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus )- juvenile extracting food from adult W IMG 3347. jpg | juvenile extracting food from adult in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus )- juvenile extracting food from adult W IMG 2667. jpg | juvenile extracting food from adult in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) in Uppalpadu, AP W IMG 3327. jpg | in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) in Uppalpadu, AP W IMG 2908. jpg | in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) in Uppalpadu, AP W IMG 2901. jpg | in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) in Uppalpadu, AP W IMG 2667. jpg | in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) collecting nesting material W IMG 3496. jpg | collecting nesting material in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) at nest P W IMG 2883. jpg | at nest in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India

File: Black-headed Ibis ( Threskiornis melanocephalus ) in AP W IMG 4216. jpg | in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India

The family ranges in size from the 12-cm ( 4. 7 inches ), 11. 5-gram (. 40 oz ) Orange-breasted Bunting to the 25-cm ( 9. 8 inches ), 85-gram ( 2. 99 oz ) Black-headed Saltator, Birds of Trinidad and Tobago ISBN 0-7136-6759-1

The Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala ) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.

The Black-headed Bunting ( Emberiza melanocephala ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

The Black-headed Plover or Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus ) is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae.

The Black-headed Duck ( Heteronetta atricapilla ) is a South American duck allied to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae of the family Anatidae.

The Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps ) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

Three species, the Black-headed Heron, Whistling Heron and especially the Cattle Egret are less tied to watery environments and may feed far away from water.

Like most gulls, Black-headed Gulls are long-lived birds, with a maximum age of 63 years recorded in the wild.

The eggs of the Black-headed Gull are considered a delicacy by some in the UK and are eaten hard boiled .< ref >

The remaining species are all small inhabitants of forested slopes and fynbos, like the Black-headed and Smith's Dwarf Chameleons.

They are rare vagrants to western Europe, where they usually associate with the somewhat larger Black-headed Gulls.

In flight, the wings are broader and held flatter than those of Black-headed Gull.

The Black-headed Munia has several subspecies that are recognized as followed:

Kingfishers, White Wagtails, Spotbills, Japanese White-eyes, and Black-headed Gulls are among birds often seen at the river.

There are two main species, the White-bellied Parrot ( or White-bellied Caique ) and the Black-headed Parrot ( or Black-headed Caique ).

They are endemic in the Amazon Basin in South America, with the Black-headed north of the Amazon River, and the White-bellied south.

Black-headed caiques are also occasionally known as the " seven-color Parrot " because in addition to having red eyes, each caique's plumage includes black, green, yellow, orange, white and blue feathers.

Some of the more popular birds found in this region are Open Billed Storks, Black-headed Ibis, Water Hens, Coots, Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, Pariah Kites, Brahminy Kites, Marsh Harriers, Swamp Partridges, Red Junglefowls, Spotted Doves, Common Mynahs, Jungle Crows, Jungle Babblers, Cotton Teals, Herring Gulls, Caspian Terns, Gray Herons, Brahminy Ducks, Spot-billed Pelicans, great Egrets, Night Herons, Common Snipes, Wood Sandpipers, Green Pigeons, Rose Ringed Parakeets, Paradise Flycatchers, Cormorants, Fishing Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles, Seagulls, Common Kingfishers, Peregrine falcons, Woodpeckers, Whimprels, Black-tailed Godwits, Little Stints, Eastern Knots, Curlews, Golden Plovers, Pintails, White Eyed Pochards and Whistling Teals.

The Black-headed Bulbul resembles the Black-crested Bulbul, but has blue eyes ( though not reliable in juveniles ), a broad yellow tip to the tail, and never shows a crest ( however, some subspecies of the Black-crested are also essentially crestless, but they have red or yellow throats ).

Notable among the 485 bird species are Watercock, Indian nightjar, Dusky eagleowl, Black-headed cuckooshrike, Whitetailed stonechat, Striated grassbird, Large adjutant stork, Pallas ’ s fish eagle, Common golden-eye, and Gullbilled tern.