The following 4 subspecies are being recognized:
Paradisaea raggiana salvadorii - Southcentral- and west sector of Southeast-New Guinea;
Paradisaea raggiana raggiana - East sector of Southeast-New Guinea (mainly south slope);
Paradisaea raggiana intermedia - Northcentral coast of Southeast-New Guinea;
Paradisaea raggiana augustaevictoriae - Northeast-New Guinea.
Of this species there are no Nature Photo's available.