The following 4 subspecies are being recognized:
Chloris sinica ussuriensis - Northeast-China, Korea and East-Siberia;
Chloris sinica kawarahiba - Kamchatka, Kuril Islands and Northeast-Hokkaido (North-Japan). Winters south to Taiwan;
Chloris sinica minor - South-Hokkaido (North-Japan) to Kyushu (South-Japan);
Chloris sinica sinica - Central- and East-China to Central-Vietnam.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.