There are two subspecies: "H. c. chelicuti" in most of the range, and "H. c. eremogiton" (Hartert, 1921) in the northern desert parts of the range from central Mali to the White Nile region of eastern Sudan.
Имеется 2 подвида:* "H. c. chelicuti"* "H. c. eremogiton" (Hartert, 1921) — в северных пустынных областях центрального Мали до Белого Нила и восточного Судана.