The species was described in 1823 under the name of "Cossyphus striatus" and was based on a specimen from Bengal. There are several named geographically isolated subspecies that show plumage shade differences. Former race "rufescens" of Sri Lanka is considered a full species. The widely accepted subspecies include:

টেক্স'নমি
প্ৰজনন
আচৰণ
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