The following 4 subspecies are being recognized:
Tachyphonus surinamus surinamus - East- and South-Venezuela, the Guianas and North-Brazil;
Tachyphonus surinamus brevipes - South-Colombia and South-Venezuela to East-Ecuador, Northeast-Peru and Northwest-Brazil;
Tachyphonus surinamus napensis - East-Peru and West-Brazil;
Tachyphonus surinamus insignis - Central-Brazil.
Of his species there are no Nature Photo's available.