Southern variable pitohui

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

• P. u. uropygialis - : Found on Salawati and Misool Islands and western Vogelkop
• P. u. brunneiceps - : Originally described as a separate species. Found from Gulf of Papua to Fly River
• P. u. nigripectus - van Oort, 1909: Found from Mimika River to Pulau River
• P. u. aruensis - : Originally described as a separate species. Found on Aru Islands
• P. u. meridionalis - : Originally described as a separate species. Found in south-eastern New Guinea