Two other subspecies formerly sometimes accepted, "Streptopelia decaocto stoliczkae" from Turkestan in central Asia, and "Streptopelia decaocto intercedens" from southern India and Sri Lanka, are now considered synonyms of "S. d. decaocto".
Prepoznani sta dve podvrsti, "Streptopelia decaocto decaocto" v večini območja razširjenosti in "Streptopelia decaocto xanthocyclus" na jugovzhodu od Mjanmara do južne Kitajske.