Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến nhỏ đầu xám, Yungipicus canicapillus)
Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.
The species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Dendrocopos.

The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae).
The bird's range extends from the Himalayas and Manchuria to Southeast Asia.

Traits:
- Gray-capped, black-capped;
- Black-eyestriped;
- Spotted-backed: white spots on the black back;

picidae, picus: woodpecker.
Yungipicus: from the Ancient Greek iunx meaning wryneck; and the Latin picus meaning "woodpecker".
canicapillus: hair of the head from Latin canus grey; -capillus -capped.