The following 3 subspecies are being recognized:
Podargus strigoides brachypterus - Westcentral-Western Australia to Northcentral-Queensland and Southeast-South Australia;
Podargus strigoides phalaenoides - Northwest-Western Australia to Cape York Peninsula;
Podargus strigoides strigoides - Eastcentral-Queensland to South-Victoria and Tasmania.
Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.