The following 3 subspecies are being recognized:
Macropygia unchall tusalia - Himalayas to Southwest-China and Myanmar;
Macropygia unchall minor - Southeast-China and Indochina;
Macropygia unchall unchall - montane Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok to Flores (West- and Central-Lesser Sundas).
Of this species there are no Nature Photo's available.